Foster Care: Education
Commons · Question 87170 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on supporting children in voluntary foster care to return home in cases where a lack of suitable full-time education provision is a barrier to family r
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 13 Nov 2025
Where a child is accommodated under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989, our care planning regulations and statutory guidance are clear that there should be a robust care planning and decision-making process to meet the day-to-day needs of the child. Wher...