Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 107332
Children: Care Homes
Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a mandatory registration of staff working in children's homes.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe government set out its position regarding professional registration of the children’s homes workforce in its ’Tackling child sexual abuse: progress update’, published on GOV.UK in April 2025 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-ch...
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