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855773

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Work England: Advisory Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release issued by his Department on 8 February 2018 on the consultation on Social Work England, if he will set out (a) the members and (b) the terms of reference for (i) the Advisory Group and (ii) the Regulatory Expert Group.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	131078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Social Work England Advisory Group includes key organisations from across the social work sector, employer representatives, education providers and service users. The membership of the group and the terms of reference are set out in attachment one.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulator Expert Group membership includes representation from a number of professional regulators. The membership of the group and the terms of reference are set out in attachment two.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 131078 Attachment one.docx title Attachment One 2 file name 131078 Attachment two.docx title Attachment Two question first answered 08/03/2018 17:15:35 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

851555

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for how long the e-forum for SENCOs was unavailable; and what steps he is taking to ensure that that e-forum remains fully operational after its recent recovery.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	130318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The system which hosts the SENCO Forum initially stopped functioning on 18 November 2017. It was partially restored on 8 December 2017 but not all members had access to it. It subsequently failed again on 21 December 2017 and was back up and fully operational on 9 February 2018.</p><p>We will continue to work closely with the Chair of the Forum to secure the future of the SENCO Forum and ensure it is accessible to its users.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/03/2018 12:53:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

850716

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children's residential care staff in England are not social work qualified; and what plans he has for Social Work England to register chilldren's residential care staff.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	129958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>Social Work England will be responsible for registering all individuals who are qualified to practise as social workers in England. This will include social workers working in residential child care settings. Social Work England will not register children’s residential care staff who are not qualified social workers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/03/2018 12:55:31 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

850717

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
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 8 February 2018 to Question 125962, what the most up-to-date information is which his Department holds on (a) the number of secure accommodation places for children in England, (b) the capacity of those places and (c) the number of vacancies in those places.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	129959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The most up-to-date reliable national statistics that the department holds on (a) the number of secure accommodation places for children in England, (b) the capacity of those places and (c) the number of vacancies in those places was released on 31 March 2017.</p><p>This information was published in the statistical first release ‘Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2017’ (SFR23/2017), available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-accommodated-in-secure-childrens-homes-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-accommodated-in-secure-childrens-homes-31-march-2017</a>. However, the publication does not contain information on the number of vacancies in the secure children’s homes, hence vacancies have been defined as the difference between capacity and the number of children in available places.</p><p>The publication gives an annual snapshot of the status of secure children's homes in England and Wales at 31 March 2017. Similar information relating to the position as at 31 March 2018 will be published in June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/03/2018 17:43:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

850718

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children looked after by local authorities in England have been detained in secure accommodation in Scotland in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	129960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of children looked after by local authorities in England who were in an open secure unit placement in Scotland for each month in the last two years for which data is available are shown in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/03/2018 12:47:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 129960 attachment.docx title Looked after children in secure units in Scotland
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

850863

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Commissioner for England: Advisory Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the selection process is for members of the Children's Commissioner's Advisory Board.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	130085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Children’s Commissioner for England’s advisory board brings together individuals from across the children’s sector and wider civil society. Membership is by the formal invitation of the Children’s Commissioner following public advertisement and a recruitment exercise. The Children’s Commissioner selects members from applications received and they are invited on the basis of the following considerations:</p><p> </p><ul><li>a track record of excellence at a strategic policy and delivery level;</li><li>a track record of high strategic or operational performance to support services relevant to children young people and families;</li><li>proven knowledge and experience of policymaking and public affairs; and/or</li><li>knowledge of the role, remit, powers and duties of the Children’s Commissioner as defined in legislation.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The work of the advisory board is undertaken paying due regard to the seven principles of the Code of Conduct for those in Public Life. The terms of reference for the Advisory Board are publically available here: <a href="https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/report/advisory-board/" target="_blank">https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/report/<br> advisory-board/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/03/2018 16:28:51 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

850927

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	What Works Network: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring arrangements there are for the contracts given to (a) the NESTA consortium and (b) Cardiff University in relation to the What Works Centre.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	130138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Both contracts with NESTA and Cardiff University are monitored through the following mechanisms:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A joint weekly meeting to review progress, deliverables, risks and budgets as well as agreeing priorities for the week ahead. The Department for Education’s (DfE) What Works Centre (WWC) management team lead the meeting.</li><li>A joint monthly contract and finance review against key performance indicators. DfE WWC management team lead this meeting.</li><li>A WWC steering group comprising the Chief Social Worker and senior DfE officials, (and by invitation, sector experts, where applicable to the issues arising) meets monthly.</li><li>Key decisions are presented to a strategy board comprising senior DfE officials and chaired by Indra Morris, Director General for Social Care, Mobility and Equalities.</li></ul> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/03/2018 17:23:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

850928

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer of 6 February 2018 to Question 126173, on Department for Education: Telephone Services, what funding his Department has allocated to each helpline mentioned in that Answer for the next 12 months; and whether his Department plans to cease funding any of those helplines.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	130139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education is considering future funding for a number of helplines, where existing grants are coming to an end. We will make announcements about individual helplines once commercial negotiations and decisions are finalised.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/03/2018 10:35:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

850955

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
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 2 February to Question 125796, on vulnerable children, which professionals, schools and other experts have been consulted as part of the Government's scoping exercise; and what evidence has assessed during that work.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	130161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The department’s work in scoping a review of the outcomes of and support for Children in Need consulted a range of organisations and individuals, including from: sector representatives, children’s charities, local children’s services departments, primary and secondary schools, research organisations and related cross-government teams. This involved speaking to over 120 individuals, including more than 25 social workers, around 40 social worker leaders and around 40 school leaders. This engagement took the form of individual meetings, roundtables, participation in cross-government events and deep dive visits to local services in Birmingham, Solihull and Blackpool, as areas with different profiles of need.</p><p>In addition to the evidence provided by this direct consultation, the department considered emerging learning from projects funded through the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme, reviewed academic literature, and assessed data collected through the annual Children in Need census.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/03/2018 16:20:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

837910

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Social Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans there are for Social Work England to include residential child care social workers in its responsibilities for the registration of Social Workers.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	126940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Social Work England will be responsible for registering all individuals who are qualified to practise as social workers in England. This will include social workers working in residential child care settings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/02/2018 15:07:49 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck