Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 34145

Kinship Care: Education and Mental Health Services

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 29 March 2025

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children in kinship care receive adequate (a) education and (b) mental health support.

Answer

Janet Daby
The department is committed to ensuring that children in kinship care get the support that they need to thrive. There are a number of ways in which we support their educational and mental health needs.From September 2024, the department expanded the role ...

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