Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 38633

Children: Social Services

Tabled: 17 March 2025

Answered: 20 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) family finding, (b) befriending and (c) mentoring programmes.

Answer

Janet Daby

Stable support networks and loving relationships are crucial to supporting children in care and helping care leavers to thrive.The department launched the family finding, befriending and mentoring programme in 2023. It is testing a range of programmes tha...

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