Foster Care: Education
Commons · Question 87171 · 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 estimate her Department has made of the cost to local authorities of keeping children in voluntary foster care due to inadequate local education provision.
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...