Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 126976
Schools: Census
Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will add data about young people's caring responsibilities to information collected as part of the school census.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe School Census requires schools to indicate if a child has been identified as a young carer, and if so, by whom. Young carers can be identified by parents, the pupil themselves or by the school.The return of this data is a requirement for all schools, ...
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