sandwell council
Sandwell Family Information Service offers free, impartial information to
families with children aged 0 to 19 years (or up to 25 years with a special
educational need or disability), young people and professionals. We are the
principal service for information to parents/carers for the Local Authority (LA)
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council What we do We support Sandwell Council's
Vision 2030 Ambition 4 Best Start in Life. We are an early help service and our
information helps families to find childcare and local support services. The
Family Services Directory includes information on children’s centres, money and
benefits, education, health and wellbeing as well as local activities and things
to do. We also manage and maintain the Children and Young Adults with
Disabilities/Special Educational Needs Register. Statutory Duty Local
authorities are bound by statute. Their functions are set out in Acts of
Parliament and many of these functions have associated legal duties. 'Statutory'
means duties and functions that a council must perform, provide or do. Councils
rely on their different teams and services to deliver specific duties, and
together, meet all their statutory duties. Find out more on statutory duties
placed on local government Sandwell Family Information Service delivers these
statutory duties for Sandwell Council: CHILDREN ACT 1989 - SCHEDULE 2 CHILDCARE
ACT 2006 - SECTION 6 CHILDCARE ACT 2006 - SECTION 12 CHILDCARE ACT 2016 -
SECTION 5 What we offer We provide information on a range of topics relating to
family life including: Childcare all Ofsted registered childcare providers in
Sandwell Free funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds 15 and 30 hours Children’s
Centres How to become a childminder Family Services including health and
wellbeing, money and benefits, education, leisure and family support Things to
Do - including school holiday activities, camps and courses Parent/carer advice
and support including one to one brokerage
