Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 86009

Care Leavers: Equality

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of making care experience a protected characteristic on care leavers within the (a) workplace and (b) criminal justice system.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The government is committed to tackling the stigma, discrimination, and poor outcomes experienced by care-experienced young people. We believe the most effective way to address this is by raising awareness of the challenges they face, which will be achiev...

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