Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 86010

Children in Care and Care Leavers: Equality

Tabled: 28 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of making care experience a protected characteristic on (a) inequities and (b) levels of discrimination against (i) children in care and (ii) care leavers.

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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