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Baroness in Waiting/Government Whip (Baroness Blake of Leeds) (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 March 2026

Debate

Children in Care: Illegal Accommodation

Contribution

My Lords, the Government are clear: unregistered placements must stop. Powers in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will allow Ofsted to issue monetary penalties, enabling faster action against unregistered providers. We are investing £560 million in capital funding up to 2029-30 to increase appropriate registered placements, including through registered regional care co-operatives. We will strengthen kinship care and invest £2.4 billion in the families first partnership programme to support families, keeping them together, thereby reducing residential demand that is driving reliance on unregistered placements.

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