Children in Care: Expenditure
Commons · Question 28664 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the findings of the investigation by the Guardian and Bureau of Investigative Journalism, published on 8 September 2026, that local authorities spent more than £250 million on ap
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 15 Sep 2026
Unregistered settings are illegal and may pose a significant risk to children, with no assurance about children’s safety, the staff or the environment. This is why the department is taking a number of measures to eliminate the use of such placements by lo...