Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 87171
Foster Care: Education
Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 13 November 2025
Question
Zöe Franklin
Liberal Democrat — Guildford
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to local authorities of keeping children in voluntary foster care due to inadequate local education provision.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterWhere a child is accommodated under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989, our care planning regulations and statutory guidance are clear that there should be a robust care planning and decision-making process to meet the day-to-day needs of the child. Wher...
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