Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 96165
Children in Care
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the adherence of private children’s homes to notifying the receiving local authority of vulnerable young people being placed in their area.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe department does not collect data on this activity. Ofsted conduct checks on compliance with notification processes as part of a home’s inspection, and if issues are found, this may impact their inspection rating.The decision to place a child away from...
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