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1020027

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people have taken part in the staying put programme in each year since the programme was launched (a) in total and (b) by local authority area.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	198718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The latest national information on the number of children who ceased to be looked-after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday who were eligible for care leaver support and were still living with their former foster carer (‘staying put’) at age 19 and 20 are published in table F2 of the statistical publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>The department has published similar experimental national statistics on those children who still live with their former foster carer at age 18 in table F4 of the same release.</p><p>These figures are also disaggregated at local authority level for 2018 in the underlying data tables that accompany this statistical release. Data at local authority level for earlier reporting years is available in the underlying data tables in previous publications for 2017 at: <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>The figures for 2016 are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p>The figures for 2015 are available at: <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><p>The figures for 2014 are available at: <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>Information on the average length of time young people took part in the staying put programme is not collected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 198719 question first answered 10/12/2018 11:43:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1020028

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average length of time young people took part in the staying put programme was in each year since that programme was launched.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	198719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The latest national information on the number of children who ceased to be looked-after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday who were eligible for care leaver support and were still living with their former foster carer (‘staying put’) at age 19 and 20 are published in table F2 of the statistical publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>The department has published similar experimental national statistics on those children who still live with their former foster carer at age 18 in table F4 of the same release.</p><p>These figures are also disaggregated at local authority level for 2018 in the underlying data tables that accompany this statistical release. Data at local authority level for earlier reporting years is available in the underlying data tables in previous publications for 2017 at: <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>The figures for 2016 are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p>The figures for 2015 are available at: <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><p>The figures for 2014 are available at: <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>Information on the average length of time young people took part in the staying put programme is not collected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 198718 question first answered 10/12/2018 11:43:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1020104

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money has been spent on the staying put programme in each year since that programme was launched (a) in total and (b) by local authority area.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	198939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The total amount of funding provided to local authorities to implement Staying Put since its introduction in 2014, and the amount committed for the period of 2019 to 2020, are set out in the table below.</p><p>Decisions on funding beyond March 2020 will be subject to the outcome of the next Spending Review.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014 to 2015</p></td><td><p>£7.4 millon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 to 2016</p></td><td><p>£14.8 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 to 2017</p></td><td><p>£22.2 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 to 2018</p></td><td><p>£22.85 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 to 2019</p></td><td><p>£23.3 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 to 2020</p></td><td><p>£23.77 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£114.32 million</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on the share of the total funding allocated to each local authority is contained in the annual Grant Determination letters, which are published on GOV.UK. Copies of the letters for the period of 2016 to 2017, 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019 are available at the following hyperlinks:</p><p>2016 to 2017: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/625577/staying_put_grant_letter_2016-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/625577/staying_put_grant_letter_2016-2017.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>2017 to 2018: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624325/Staying_Put_Grant_letter_2017-18__1_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624325/Staying_Put_Grant_letter_2017-18__1_.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>2018 to 2019: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/704816/Staying_Put_grant_letter_to_LAs_2018-19__.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/704816/Staying_Put_grant_letter_to_LAs_2018-19__.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of the Grant Determination letters for the period of 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016 are attached in Annex A and Annex B, respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name Annex_A_table_for_198939.doc title Annex_A_table_for_198939 2 file name Annex_B_table_for_198939.doc title Annex_B_table_for_198939 question first answered 10/12/2018 10:11:05 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1019475

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to update the statutory guidance Safeguarding Disabled Children.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	198147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>We do not have any immediate plans to update the ‘Safeguarding disabled children’ (2009) guidance, although we will keep this under review.</p><p>The current core statutory requirements for the safeguarding of all children, including disabled children, are set out in ‘Working together to safeguard children’ (2018): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2</a>. Social workers may still find the 2009 guidance useful in guiding their practice when working with disabled children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/12/2018 14:31:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

985688

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he is taking steps to protect prospective adoptive parents from being barred because of conscientious objection to gender reassignment and gender recognition for under-18s; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	178212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The procedures for the recruitment and assessment of adopters are outlined in the Adoption Statutory Guidance, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-statutory-guidance-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-statutory-guidance-2013</a>.</p><p>Adoption agencies must not refuse to accept a registration of interest from prospective adopters on the grounds of, for example, that individual’s ethnicity, age, health, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or because they do not share the same ethnicity, culture or religious beliefs as the children waiting for an adoptive family.</p><p>There are clear processes for prospective adopters to follow, if they wish to contest an adoption agency’s decision, including through the agency’s local complaints process or via the Independent Review Mechanism, depending on the stage of the process they had reached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/10/2018 16:51:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

932332

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Drug and Alcohol Court: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to continue funding the National Unit for Family Drug and Alcohol Courts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	158650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDAC) are an interesting and innovative approach to supporting families. Local FDAC services, and other innovative models similar to FDAC, will continue to be funded by those local areas who choose to establish or commission these services locally.</p><p>In the period 2015 to 2016, the government provided funding to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust to establish the FDAC National Unit. Funding for the National Unit was originally provided on the basis that it would expand the FDAC model to new areas and that it would help the National Unit to be self-sustaining. Unfortunately, this has proved challenging, despite considerable effort and investment by both the government and the NHS trust. We have extended funding for the FDAC National Unit four times since the period 2015 to 2016.</p><p>Most recently, we committed to providing funding to the NHS trust to the end of September 2018 to support its application to the government’s Life Chances Fund (LCF). The trust’s application to the LCF had two aims. The first aim was to develop a social impact bond model of funding for local FDACs. The second aim was to develop a sustainable way to fund the FDAC National Unit. Unfortunately, the trust recently decided to withdraw their application to the LCF. We understand that this means that the trust is considering the future of the FDAC National Unit, including its potential closure. Officials are working with the trust to ensure that the impact of the potential closure of the FDAC National Unit on local sites is minimised and that any resources developed by the FDAC National Unit remains accessible in the future to the trust and others interested in the FDAC model..</p><p>In relation to the effectiveness of FDACs, the Department of Education has, under the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme, funded a continuation study[1] (published in December 2016) which looked at the outcomes of FDAC cases five years after the original evaluation of the London Family Drug and Alcohol Court study.</p><p>Data, on the number of cases that have been heard by each FDAC court since its inception, is collected and retained by local authorities who are responsible for setting up, managing and supporting local FDACs around the country, as part of their child protection and care proceedings work. The government does not collect such data.</p><p>The government is committed to finding effective approaches to spreading innovative, evidence-based models of practice to local areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Harwin J, Alrouh B, Ryan M, McQuarrie T, Golding L, Broadhurst K, Tunnard J and Swift S (December 2016) ‘After FDAC: outcomes 5 years later. Final Report’ Lancaster University. <a href="http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/cfj-fdac/publications" target="_blank">http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/cfj-fdac/publications</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 158651 158652 question first answered 05/07/2018 16:36:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 67354 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

932334

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Drug and Alcohol Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Family Drug and Alcohol Courts.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	158651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDAC) are an interesting and innovative approach to supporting families. Local FDAC services, and other innovative models similar to FDAC, will continue to be funded by those local areas who choose to establish or commission these services locally.</p><p>In the period 2015 to 2016, the government provided funding to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust to establish the FDAC National Unit. Funding for the National Unit was originally provided on the basis that it would expand the FDAC model to new areas and that it would help the National Unit to be self-sustaining. Unfortunately, this has proved challenging, despite considerable effort and investment by both the government and the NHS trust. We have extended funding for the FDAC National Unit four times since the period 2015 to 2016.</p><p>Most recently, we committed to providing funding to the NHS trust to the end of September 2018 to support its application to the government’s Life Chances Fund (LCF). The trust’s application to the LCF had two aims. The first aim was to develop a social impact bond model of funding for local FDACs. The second aim was to develop a sustainable way to fund the FDAC National Unit. Unfortunately, the trust recently decided to withdraw their application to the LCF. We understand that this means that the trust is considering the future of the FDAC National Unit, including its potential closure. Officials are working with the trust to ensure that the impact of the potential closure of the FDAC National Unit on local sites is minimised and that any resources developed by the FDAC National Unit remains accessible in the future to the trust and others interested in the FDAC model..</p><p>In relation to the effectiveness of FDACs, the Department of Education has, under the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme, funded a continuation study[1] (published in December 2016) which looked at the outcomes of FDAC cases five years after the original evaluation of the London Family Drug and Alcohol Court study.</p><p>Data, on the number of cases that have been heard by each FDAC court since its inception, is collected and retained by local authorities who are responsible for setting up, managing and supporting local FDACs around the country, as part of their child protection and care proceedings work. The government does not collect such data.</p><p>The government is committed to finding effective approaches to spreading innovative, evidence-based models of practice to local areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Harwin J, Alrouh B, Ryan M, McQuarrie T, Golding L, Broadhurst K, Tunnard J and Swift S (December 2016) ‘After FDAC: outcomes 5 years later. Final Report’ Lancaster University. <a href="http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/cfj-fdac/publications" target="_blank">http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/cfj-fdac/publications</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 158650 158652 question first answered 05/07/2018 16:36:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 67355 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

932335

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Drug and Alcohol Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cases have been heard by each Family Drug and Alcohol Court since their inception.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	158652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDAC) are an interesting and innovative approach to supporting families. Local FDAC services, and other innovative models similar to FDAC, will continue to be funded by those local areas who choose to establish or commission these services locally.</p><p>In the period 2015 to 2016, the government provided funding to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust to establish the FDAC National Unit. Funding for the National Unit was originally provided on the basis that it would expand the FDAC model to new areas and that it would help the National Unit to be self-sustaining. Unfortunately, this has proved challenging, despite considerable effort and investment by both the government and the NHS trust. We have extended funding for the FDAC National Unit four times since the period 2015 to 2016.</p><p>Most recently, we committed to providing funding to the NHS trust to the end of September 2018 to support its application to the government’s Life Chances Fund (LCF). The trust’s application to the LCF had two aims. The first aim was to develop a social impact bond model of funding for local FDACs. The second aim was to develop a sustainable way to fund the FDAC National Unit. Unfortunately, the trust recently decided to withdraw their application to the LCF. We understand that this means that the trust is considering the future of the FDAC National Unit, including its potential closure. Officials are working with the trust to ensure that the impact of the potential closure of the FDAC National Unit on local sites is minimised and that any resources developed by the FDAC National Unit remains accessible in the future to the trust and others interested in the FDAC model..</p><p>In relation to the effectiveness of FDACs, the Department of Education has, under the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme, funded a continuation study[1] (published in December 2016) which looked at the outcomes of FDAC cases five years after the original evaluation of the London Family Drug and Alcohol Court study.</p><p>Data, on the number of cases that have been heard by each FDAC court since its inception, is collected and retained by local authorities who are responsible for setting up, managing and supporting local FDACs around the country, as part of their child protection and care proceedings work. The government does not collect such data.</p><p>The government is committed to finding effective approaches to spreading innovative, evidence-based models of practice to local areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Harwin J, Alrouh B, Ryan M, McQuarrie T, Golding L, Broadhurst K, Tunnard J and Swift S (December 2016) ‘After FDAC: outcomes 5 years later. Final Report’ Lancaster University. <a href="http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/cfj-fdac/publications" target="_blank">http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/cfj-fdac/publications</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 158650 158651 question first answered 05/07/2018 16:36:24 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 67356 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

862071

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	Adoption: Finance
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 9 March 2018 to Question 130543, by what method his Department assesses the cost-effectiveness of funding given to adopters under the Adoption Support Fund in the absence of information on adoption breakdown.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	132490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>All applications for funding from the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) by local authorities and regional adoption agencies are based on an up to date assessment of the support needs of the adoptive family.</p><p> </p><p>The fund requires local authorities to meet it terms and conditions for funding, which include requirements that the procurement of funded services follow the relevant European, national and local rules and processes to secure best value for money. These terms and conditions can be found at: <a href="http://www.adoptionsupportfund.co.uk/Portals/0/Adoption%20Support%20Fund%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20of%20Funding.pdf?ver=2017-03-08-154522-847" target="_blank">http://www.adoptionsupportfund.co.uk/Portals/0/Adoption%20Support%20Fund%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20of%20Funding.pdf?ver=2017-03-08-154522-847</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Last August, we published an independent evaluation of the ASF. The results showed high levels of satisfaction amongst parents: 84% thought that the fund had helped their child and improvements in behaviour and mental health were also referenced.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/03/2018 17:38:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

861157

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care in England Independent Review
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 9 March 2018 to Question 130540, on Foster Care in England Independent Review, if he will publish the specific evidence reviewed by the Narey Review into Fostering which recommended the addition of Independent Reviewing Officers.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	132306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The department will not publish the views and experiences of individuals. A summary of the call for evidence was published alongside the independent review. The independent reviewers, Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers, drew their conclusions from a broad range of evidence they collected from a number of individuals and organisations, some of which was provided confidentially. It is for organisations to chose whether to make their evidence public and some have done this.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/03/2018 14:44:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton