Children: Social Services
Commons · Question 84191 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to help improve the quality of local authority children's social care services.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 31 Oct 2025
The department has announced the biggest overhaul to children’s social care (CSC) in a generation, including increased investment and landmark legislation through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. From April 2025, we are making £500 million avail...