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date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption and Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of guidelines and practices used balancing between improving access to adoption and foster services for accredited prospective parents ensuring the safety of children in care.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	217074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not made a formal assessment of the effectiveness of these guidelines and practices for approved adopters. However, there are clear eligibility criteria and statutory guidance on approving and assessing prospective adopters and foster carers.[1] The Government believes that these standards provide adequate safeguards for children in care.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321968/Adoption_Statutory_Guidance_2014.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321968/Adoption_Statutory_Guidance_2014.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/336073/Stat_guidance_FFA__8_July_2014.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/336073/Stat_guidance_FFA__8_July_2014.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fostering-services-assessment-and-approval-of-foster-carers" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/fostering-services-assessment-and-approval-of-foster-carers</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 10/12/2014 17:01:52 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

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date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in light of the announcement that a new set of standards is to be established for teaching assistants in England, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the devolved administrations on ensuring consistency in standards for teaching assistants across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	211668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>School staffing policy is a matter for the devolved administrations. A review of teacher assistant standards for schools in England was launched recently. It is led by Kate Dethridge who is being supported by a panel of experts. A public call for evidence will be initiated shortly which will explore good practice across schools. The Department for Education also plans carry out a public consultation once the standards have been agreed by the expert panel. Use of the standards will be voluntary.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 29/10/2014 12:53:16 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn