Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 195487
Children in Care: Supported Housing
Tabled: 20 July 2023
Answered: 7 September 2023
Named DayQuestion
Helen Hayes
Labour — Dulwich and West Norwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of recent trends in the number of applications to register previously unregulated accommodation for looked after 16 and 17 year old
Answer
The government believes that every child in the care system deserves to live in a high-quality setting that meets their needs and keeps them safe. That is why the department is investing over £140 million to introduce mandatory national standards and Ofst...
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