Children: Travellers
Lords · Question HL15069 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Whitaker
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children are disproportionately represented in the care system; and if so, what plans they have to address this within the wider programme of children’s so
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 30 Mar 2026
At 31 March 2025, there were 740 Gypsy Roma and Traveller of Irish Heritage Children Looked After. This represents 0.9% of all children looked after. The Office for National Statistics 2021 census reported that Roma and White Gypsy or Irish Traveller chil...