Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 85610

Children in Care: Gender

Tabled: 27 October 2025

Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Rebecca Paul

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Policy Exchange report entitled In absentia parentis, published on 24 August 2025, the Cass Review's final report, published in April 2024, and the Supreme Court judgement in the case of F

Answer

Josh MacAlister

Local authorities and social care practitioners are required to support children in a way that meets their needs and best interests. This support will look different on an individual case basis. In considering their safeguarding policies and how best to s...

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