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348297

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what figures her Department holds on the break-down rate of (a) adoption arrangements, (b) fostering arrangements and (c) family-based arrangements in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	1000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Information on the break-down rate of adoption arrangements, fostering arrangements and family arrangements since 2010, is not held by the Department for Education.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the previous permanence placement of children entering care was collected in the SSDA903 data collection for the first time in the year ending 31 March 2014. Figures for 2013-14 are published in Table C1 here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2</a></p><p> </p><p>The research report ‘Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, interventions and adoption disruption’ was published last year at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beyond-the-adoption-order-challenges-intervention-disruption" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beyond-the-adoption-order-challenges-intervention-disruption</a></p><p> </p><p>The study estimated that, over a 12-year period, the post order national disruption rate was 3.2%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:14:57 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348301

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what figures her Department holds on the numbers of children in public care by permanence option.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	1004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Figures relating to children looked after in England are published in the annual Statistical First Release (SFR) at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 15:59:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

766152

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 6504, what assessment she has made of the reasons why the number of looked after children placed in care homes, secure units and hostels outside their council boundary in England increased from 2,610 in March 2012 to 4,020 in March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
	uin	106132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2017 answer text <p>The government is clear that the needs of the child are vital when making decisions about the right care placement. Local authorities have a statutory duty to consider the right placement for the child and take into account a number of factors, one of which is placement area.</p><p> </p><p>Sometimes circumstances make it the right decision for a local authority to identify a placement outside of the child’s local area. For example, when a child is at risk from child sexual exploitation, trafficking or gang violence or when they need very specialist care. Out of area placements require approval from the Director of Children’s Services, and Ofsted monitors all placement decisions including out of area placements and challenges local authorities that need to improve. We are setting up a Residential Care Leadership Board, which will bring together representatives from local authorities and providers to explore how to improve commissioning of children’s residential placements. As part of this work, we expect the Board to assess data on the use of out of area placements.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/10/2017 10:59:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

419937

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to extend Ofsted inspections to semi-independent care provision for 16 to 18 year olds; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	10971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Local Authorities are responsible for ensuring that 16-and 17-year-olds that are either looked after or care leavers, are placed in safe and suitable accommodation. Statutory guidance sets out the factors that local authorities must take into account when determining the suitability of accommodation. The full guidance can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-act-1989-transition-to-adulthood-for-care-leavers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-act-1989-transition-to-adulthood-for-care-leavers</a></p><br /><p>Since 2013, Ofsted inspections of local authorities’ children’s social care services have included a separate sub-judgement on care leavers, which includes an assessment of whether the local authority is ensuring that care leavers have access to suitable accommodation. In particular, Ofsted inspect whether:</p><br /><ul><li>Accommodation for care leavers is appropriate for each young person to safely develop their independence skills;</li><li>Care leavers are safe and feel safe, particularly where they are living;</li><li>Care leavers are helped to find housing solutions that best meet their needs; and</li><li>Risks of tenancy breakdown are identified and alternative plans are put in place.</li></ul><br /><p>The government recognises that more needs to be done to improve care leavers’ outcomes and is considering how it can build on the achievements of the first ever cross-government care leaver strategy which was introduced in October 2013. This will include consideration of what can be done to drive further improvement in the quality of accommodation that care leavers receive.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 19/10/2015 16:22:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

782706

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children in England are subject to (a) Section 20, (b) Section 25, (c) Section 38 and (d) Section 31 of the Children Act 1989.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	111121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>At 31 March 2017, there were 50,470 looked after children who were subject to a care order, of which 40,190 were subject to a full care order under Section 31 and 10,270 were subject to an interim care order under Section 38.</p><p>There were 16,470 looked after children who were voluntarily accommodated under Section 20.</p><p>There were 170 looked after children who were placed in secure accommodation under Section 25.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/11/2017 17:44:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

782653

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that local councils have sufficient funds for children in care.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	111237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>The Spending Review 2015 made available more than £200 billion to local councils for local services up to 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for children’s services is an un-ring-fenced part of the wider local government finance settlement. It is for local councils to determine how to spend their non-ring fenced income on the services they provide, including services for children in care. Local councils increased spending on children and young people’s services to over £9 billion in 2015-16.</p><p>To help local councils redesign their children’s services to achieve higher quality and better value for money, we have invested £200 million since 2014 in our Innovation and Partners in Practice Programmes.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/11/2017 14:47:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

789000

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of looked-after children being placed 20 miles or more outside the boundary of their local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	113036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>The government is clear that the needs of the child are paramount when making decisions about the right care placement. Local councils have a statutory duty to consider the right placement for each child and take into account a number of factors, one of which is placement area. Sometimes circumstances make it the right decision for a local council to identify a placement outside of the child’s local area, for example when a child is at risk from child sexual exploitation, trafficking or gang violence or when they need very specialist care.</p><p> </p><p>Out of area placements require approval from the Director of Children’s Services, and Ofsted will challenge local councils where they believe poor out of area placement are being made. The government is funding Innovation Programme pilots for residential care in areas where demand for residential places outstrips supply. We are also setting up a Residential Care Leadership Board, which will bring together representatives from local councils and providers to explore how to improve commissioning of children’s residential placements. As part of this work we expect the Board to assess data on the use of out of area placements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/11/2017 13:52:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

789235

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children were placed 20 miles or more outside the boundary of their local authority in (a) Redcar and Cleveland, (b) the North East and (c) England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	113039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>At 31 March in each of the last five years for which figures are available, the number of looked-after children placed outside their local council boundary and more than 20 miles from their home is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Children looked after who were placed outside the boundary of their responsible local council and over 20 miles from home at 31 March<sup>1,2,3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Years ending 31 March 2012 to 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redcar and Cleveland</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>8,160</p></td><td><p>8,430</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>9,890</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><em>Source: SSDA903</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>1. England and regional figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Local council figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>2. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>3. Figures exclude children whose local council of placement is not known.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/11/2017 13:47:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

805138

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children are (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	118810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not collect information on the nationalities of looked after children.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 19:35:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

805148

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of public sector children's homes in England; and what the total capacity is of those homes.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	118820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, who will write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 19:48:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck