Parents: Alcoholism
Commons · Question 78614 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children living with alcohol dependent parents.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 21 Oct 2025
In 2023/24, there were 72,410 child in need episodes where ‘alcohol misuse: concerns about parent’ were recorded.Our statutory guidance, “Working together to safeguard children”, sets out that practitioners should be alert to the need for early help for a...