Education: Children in Care
Commons · Question 62723 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
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
Answered by Janet Daby, 4 Jul 2025
The 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...