Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14736
Children in Care: Migrants
Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 26 November 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in the care system are from non-UK citizenship families; and what the total cost to the public purse is of their care.
Answer
Janet DabyThe information on the nationality of children looked after by local authorities in England is not held centrally by the department. Therefore, we are not able to provide the figures requested.