Written questions

Young Carers

Commons · Question 82602 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to include young carers within the daily attendance recording.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 30 Oct 2025

​​The department wants to ensure that young carers have the best life chances by supporting them to access and thrive in education. We recognise that absence from school can be a symptom and indicator of wider needs within a family, and that the early ide...