Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104980

Children: Protection

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Tony Vaughan

LabourFolkestone and Hythe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve early interventions in cases of childhood neglect.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The department is driving major children’s social care reforms to strengthen and improve early intervention, including in cases of childhood neglect. These reforms are backed by £2.4 billion investment, robust statutory guidance ‘Working together to safeg...

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