Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 57646
Children in Care: Discrimination
Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 13 June 2025
Question
Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) — York Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making care experience a protected characteristic.
Answer
Janet DabyThe department is committed to tackling stigma and discrimination faced by care-experienced children and young people. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will introduce corporate parenting responsibilities for government departments and other relev...
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