Children: Social Services
Commons · Question 128967 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing national eligibility criteria for disabled children's social care in England; and if she will make a statement.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 27 Apr 2026
The Law Commission published its final report on 16 September 2025 following a department-commissioned review in April 2023 of the legal framework for disabled children’s social care. The report sets out 40 recommendations, which we are now considering, a...