Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 110945

Care Leavers and Children in Care: Health Services

Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department has made any assessment of the merits of introducing national tracking of looked-after children and previously looked-after children on health waiting lists.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
There is currently no national tracking of looked-after children or previously looked-after children on health waiting lists and the department has not assessed the merits of such a measure.All local authorities and healthcare partners have a responsibili...

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