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805153

	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 she has met with since her appointment as Secretary of State.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	118825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education has met many looked-after children and social workers since she was appointed as Secretary of State. She has been on several visits and attended a large number of events where social workers, and in some cases young people and children with a care background, were present.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 118826 question first answered 19/12/2017 20:01:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

821508

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on outcomes for looked-after children.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	122426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>This Government has high ambitions for looked after children and care leavers.</p><p>The forthcoming corporate parenting provisions in the Children and Social Work Act will ensure high quality care and support for these vulnerable young people.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/01/2018 18:16:49 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 34923 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

828922

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	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, with reference to the Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017 statistics published in September 2017, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the number of looked-after children who were removed from their placement at the request of their carer due to their behaviour rose from 940 to 1,370 between March 2016 and March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
	uin	124531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Information on the reasons looked after children were removed from their placements is published as experimental statistics in the statistical first release <em>‘<em>Children looked after in England including adoption’. </em></em>This information was collected for the first time in 2016 and so comparisons between years should be treated with caution.</p><p> </p><p>The information shows that in 2016, 940 placements in secure units, children’s homes and semi-independent living accommodation were identified as changing because the carer requested the change due to the child’s behaviour. In 2017, this figure was 1,370 but in the same year we saw a drop in placements of that type which ended due to “other” reasons. Feedback from local authorities has identified improved recording of the reasons for placement changes so that more placements are coded under their correct reason rather than “other”. The evidence does not necessarily point to a real increase in the number of placements ending either at the request of the carer due to the child’s behaviour or at the request of the child.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 124544 question first answered 31/01/2018 14:02:18 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

828937

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	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, with reference to the Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017 statistics published in September 2017, what assessment he has made of reasons for the increase in the number of looked after children placed in care homes, secure units and hostels who were removed from their placement at the request of the child between March 2016 to March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
	uin	124544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Information on the reasons looked after children were removed from their placements is published as experimental statistics in the statistical first release <em>‘<em>Children looked after in England including adoption’. </em></em>This information was collected for the first time in 2016 and so comparisons between years should be treated with caution.</p><p> </p><p>The information shows that in 2016, 940 placements in secure units, children’s homes and semi-independent living accommodation were identified as changing because the carer requested the change due to the child’s behaviour. In 2017, this figure was 1,370 but in the same year we saw a drop in placements of that type which ended due to “other” reasons. Feedback from local authorities has identified improved recording of the reasons for placement changes so that more placements are coded under their correct reason rather than “other”. The evidence does not necessarily point to a real increase in the number of placements ending either at the request of the carer due to the child’s behaviour or at the request of the child.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 124531 question first answered 31/01/2018 14:02:18 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

862219

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	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 children under the age of (a) 11 and (b) 18 were taken into care in each of the last three years as a result of their mother being imprisoned; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
	uin	132638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/03/2018 17:28:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

867543

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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 support his Department provides to children in care to help them integrate into new families.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	133518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Before placing a child, local authorities are required to draw up a placement plan detailing how the placement is intended to contribute to meeting the child’s needs. As set out in Volume 2 of the Children Act 1989 Guidance, an effective placement plan will provide the carer with essential information about the child, including their emotional and educational needs, how these may affect the child’s daily routine and strategies for responding to them. The placement plan helps the carer to support the child in their new home and can reduce the likelihood of placement breakdown.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/03/2018 13:48:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

882344

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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 his Department is taking to monitor the (a) employment, (b) training, (c) housing and (d) health outcomes of vulnerable 16 and 17-year-olds who are cared for by local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	135332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The department collects data on children that were looked after and care leavers from local authorities annually, via the children looked after return.</p><p> </p><p>Figures on the placement type of all children looked after during the year, for example whether they are a foster placement or a children’s home placement, and on a range of health-based measures, can be found in the national tables I1, I2, I3, and I5a of the ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017’ statistical first release, which is accessible via:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Figures on 17-year-old care leavers, including on whether the person is in higher education, further education, or in training or employment, what type of accommodation they are living in, and whether this accommodation is judged to be suitable, can be found in the national tables F3 and F4 of the ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017’ statistical first release via:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/04/2018 16:24:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

886355

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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 6 April 2018 to Question 134364, on runaway children, how many looked-after children placed in children’s homes (a) inside and (b) outside the borough of the authority responsible for their care were reported missing.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
	uin	136550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of missing incidents of looked after children in children’s homes by the location of the placement is shown in the attached table.</p><p>These statistics are experimental statistics based on data collected for the first time in 2015 and should be treated with caution as local councils’ recording of this information is improving over time. The figures are therefore not comparable between years and any assessment of trends should take this into account. The information provided does not mean that the number of children going missing is increasing in the volumes indicated in the table.</p><p>Local councils have improved their reporting of missing incidents through increased collaboration with partner organisations and carers, updated recording systems, and further training for carers to improve understanding of reporting processes.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/04/2018 16:42:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 136550_Table.pdf title missing_incidents_in_children’s_homes
	tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

424266

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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, how many children leaving care to return home have subsequently returned to care in each local authority in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	13680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely publish data on the annual number of children who have returned home and later re-entered care.</p><p>Addressing this issue remains a Government priority. In September 2013, the Department published the ‘Improving permanence for looked-after children’ data pack, which can be found at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/perm-data-13" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/perm-data-13</a>. This included information on the numbers of children who had returned home in the year 2006-7 and had re-entered care or accommodation by 2012. The purpose of the pack was to encourage local authorities to review their systems for returning children home, to improve their rate of success, and to inform decision-making.</p><p>The changes made to the statutory framework in April 2015 ensure a sharper focus on safe and successful reunification, where this is the best route to permanence. We have also provided funding for two research projects. These projects will research how we can improve support for children returning home and test a specific reunification framework.</p><p>The findings from that research will be published later this year. To inform these projects, the Department has shared analysis with the research teams on return home and re-entry to care or accommodation. We are considering the benefits of publishing this information more widely and will continue to work with the sector.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 30/10/2015 14:28:43 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

424265

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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 proportion of children have been placed in residential children's homes outside their home local authority area in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	13681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of children accommodated in children’s homes inside and outside the Council boundary is published in table A2 of the statistical first release “Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers), year ending 31 March 2015” at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 30/10/2015 14:31:47 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton