Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 195487

Children in Care: Supported Housing

Tabled: 20 July 2023
Answered: 7 September 2023
Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich 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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