Children: Social Services
Commons · Question 28361 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Wera Hobhouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) introducing a "special circumstances" policy permitting 16- and 17-year-olds with specific care needs t
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 15 Sep 2026
Young people aged under 18 may, in certain circumstances, be accommodated in services registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Whether registration with CQC is appropriate depends on the facts of the individual case, the nature of the service be...