Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 62723
Education: Children in Care
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data on the (a) length and (b) frequency of gaps in education for children in care that are the result of placement moves.
Answer
Janet DabyThe department recognises the need to improve the data available about children’s social care, including making it more relevant to the experience of children and young people during periods of change.A core part of this work includes understanding the da...
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