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unstar this property date less than 2019-09-26more like thismore than 2019-09-26
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Seas and Oceans: Climate Change more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the findings in the IPCC’s Special Report entitled the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-01more like thismore than 2019-10-01
star this property answer text <p>We welcome the IPCC Special Report, which provides the best available science on the wide range of impacts of climate change on the ocean and the cryosphere and potential measures for building resilience to those impacts. Climate change has already caused significant impacts on the ocean and cryosphere, including warming, acidification and deoxygenation of the ocean, melting of glaciers, ice sheets and permafrost, and sea level rise, with detrimental consequences for ecosystems and people.</p><p>As this report and the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5◦C find, the severity of future impacts depends heavily on the levels of future greenhouse gas emissions. Higher emissions will result in more severe impacts, which is why the UK government set a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from across the UK economy by 2050.</p><p>To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees we should explore every available avenue. In the marine environment, Nature Based Solutions such as the conservation and restoration of coastal habitats, protection of coral reefs and designation of Marine Protected Areas can provide climate mitigation as well as climate adaptation and resilience benefits for biodiversity, fish nursery habitats, storm protection and contributions to coastal communities. To that end, the UK is encouraging countries to join the Global Ocean Alliance - our call to protect at least 30% of the global ocean within Marine Protected Areas by 2030.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Richmond Park more like this
star this property answering member printed Zac Goldsmith more like this
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less than 2019-10-01T13:37:38.247Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-01T13:37:38.247Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Helen Hayes remove filter
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unstar this property date less than 2022-03-09more like thismore than 2022-03-09
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Social Services more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February to Question 125329 Children: Social Services, how many local authorities have completed and implemented local protocols for assessment as of 9 March 2022. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
unstar this property uin 137389 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-03-14more like thismore than 2022-03-14
star this property answer text <p>‘Working together to safeguard children’ (2018) is statutory guidance setting out the legislative requirements placed on individual services and also a framework for the three local safeguarding partners (the local authority, a clinical commissioning group for any area falling within the local authority and the chief officer of police for a police area falling within the local authority area) to make arrangements to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of local children and respond to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance is clear that local authorities, with their safeguarding partners, should develop and publish local protocols for assessment, which should set out clear arrangements for how cases will be managed once a child is referred into local authority children’s social care, consistent with the requirements in the statutory guidance.</p><p> </p><p>While all organisations and agencies have a responsibility to understand their local protocol, it is the local authority which is publicly accountable for this protocol. The complaints procedure for children and families who wish to challenge the assessment protocol should be published as part of the protocol.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted inspections are concerned with the direct experience of children and their families, and will assess how any protocols work in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The department and Ofsted do not collect or hold data on whether local authorities have completed and implemented local protocols for assessment.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 137390 more like this
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less than 2022-03-14T17:06:03.017Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-14T17:06:03.017Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Helen Hayes remove filter
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star this property registered interest false more like this
unstar this property date less than 2022-03-09more like thismore than 2022-03-09
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Social Services more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant Answer of 28 February 2022 to Question 125329 on Children: Social Services, what steps his Department takes to monitor the adequacy of local authorities’ local protocols in keeping children safe and responding to referrals. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-03-14more like thismore than 2022-03-14
star this property answer text <p>‘Working together to safeguard children’ (2018) is statutory guidance setting out the legislative requirements placed on individual services and also a framework for the three local safeguarding partners (the local authority, a clinical commissioning group for any area falling within the local authority and the chief officer of police for a police area falling within the local authority area) to make arrangements to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of local children and respond to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance is clear that local authorities, with their safeguarding partners, should develop and publish local protocols for assessment, which should set out clear arrangements for how cases will be managed once a child is referred into local authority children’s social care, consistent with the requirements in the statutory guidance.</p><p> </p><p>While all organisations and agencies have a responsibility to understand their local protocol, it is the local authority which is publicly accountable for this protocol. The complaints procedure for children and families who wish to challenge the assessment protocol should be published as part of the protocol.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted inspections are concerned with the direct experience of children and their families, and will assess how any protocols work in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The department and Ofsted do not collect or hold data on whether local authorities have completed and implemented local protocols for assessment.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 137389 more like this
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less than 2022-03-14T17:06:03.077Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-14T17:06:03.077Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2022-02-18more like thismore than 2022-02-18
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Carers: Finance more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) financial support and (b) paid leave available to kinship carers compared to (i) foster carers and (ii) adoptive parents. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-02-28more like thismore than 2022-02-28
star this property answer text <p>‘Family and Friends Care: statutory guidance for local authorities’ sets out a framework for the provision of support to family and friends carers. Local authorities and health partners/agencies in England must have regard to it when exercising their functions under that section. The guidance can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/288483/family-and-friends-care.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/288483/family-and-friends-care.pdf</a>.</p><p>The guidance specifically says that cross agency support is important. Section 2.9 states, ‘The provision of effective inter-agency support to family and friends carers is one way to help achieve this (narrowing the gap in outcomes between disadvantaged children and their peers). Agencies should consider the needs of children living with family and friend’s carers when they are targeting their early intervention services, and reflect these needs in the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, which is a joint assessment of the health and wellbeing of the local community made by the local authority and health services’.</p><p>It also says at section 2.15 that, ‘Specialist services such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and services for children with special educational needs and disabilities must be sensitive to the particular needs of children and young people living with family and friends carers’.</p><p>Last year the department issued guidance to change the school admissions Fair Access Protocol list to add children who live under a special guardianship order or child arrangement order. This will help ensure these families are allocated a school place as quickly as possible. In addition, guidance for school leaders sets out that children who were previously in care who now live in a formal kinship care arrangement have the support of a designated teacher and are entitled to Pupil Premium Plus. This is extra funding of £2,345 per pupil given to schools.</p><p>The statutory guidance is clear that local authorities should be considering financial help for kinship carers. All local authorities must have a clear policy for deciding which children are eligible for help and services, including financial support.</p><p>Support for kinship carers is a key focus of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. The government looks forward to hearing those recommendations in due course when the report publishes in the Spring.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 125340 more like this
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less than 2022-02-28T12:32:07.467Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-28T12:32:07.467Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
unstar this property date less than 2022-02-18more like thismore than 2022-02-18
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Carers more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the suitability of guidance for (a) education, (b) healthcare and (c) other public services on the needs of kinships carers and the children they care for. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-02-28more like thismore than 2022-02-28
star this property answer text <p>‘Family and Friends Care: statutory guidance for local authorities’ sets out a framework for the provision of support to family and friends carers. Local authorities and health partners/agencies in England must have regard to it when exercising their functions under that section. The guidance can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/288483/family-and-friends-care.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/288483/family-and-friends-care.pdf</a>.</p><p>The guidance specifically says that cross agency support is important. Section 2.9 states, ‘The provision of effective inter-agency support to family and friends carers is one way to help achieve this (narrowing the gap in outcomes between disadvantaged children and their peers). Agencies should consider the needs of children living with family and friend’s carers when they are targeting their early intervention services, and reflect these needs in the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, which is a joint assessment of the health and wellbeing of the local community made by the local authority and health services’.</p><p>It also says at section 2.15 that, ‘Specialist services such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and services for children with special educational needs and disabilities must be sensitive to the particular needs of children and young people living with family and friends carers’.</p><p>Last year the department issued guidance to change the school admissions Fair Access Protocol list to add children who live under a special guardianship order or child arrangement order. This will help ensure these families are allocated a school place as quickly as possible. In addition, guidance for school leaders sets out that children who were previously in care who now live in a formal kinship care arrangement have the support of a designated teacher and are entitled to Pupil Premium Plus. This is extra funding of £2,345 per pupil given to schools.</p><p>The statutory guidance is clear that local authorities should be considering financial help for kinship carers. All local authorities must have a clear policy for deciding which children are eligible for help and services, including financial support.</p><p>Support for kinship carers is a key focus of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. The government looks forward to hearing those recommendations in due course when the report publishes in the Spring.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 125341 more like this
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less than 2022-02-28T12:32:07.403Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-28T12:32:07.403Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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4510
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unstar this property date less than 2022-02-01more like thismore than 2022-02-01
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Social Workers more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the decision to close the national assessment and accreditation system for children's social workers on the standard of service provided by social workers; and what steps he is taking to strengthen the training and skills of children’s social workers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-02-04more like thismore than 2022-02-04
star this property answer text <p>​Social workers go above and beyond to protect and support children and young people. The work they have done during the COVID-19 outbreak has been phenomenal, continuing to visit families in person where required throughout this difficult time.</p><p>We invest over £50 million each year on recruiting and developing child and family social workers to ensure that the workforce has the capacity, skills and knowledge to support and protect vulnerable children.</p><p>This decision to end the current delivery model of the national assessment and accreditation system (NAAS) this financial year has been informed by feedback from social workers and local authorities, as well as learning from other professions that have moved to remote assessment during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>We remain committed to assessment and accreditation as a key element of continuing improvements in children’s social care. Ensuring social workers have the skills and knowledge they need is vital to improving outcomes for children and families.</p><p>We continue to work in collaboration with the sector on assessment and accreditation building on the significant learning from NAAS.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2022-02-04T12:19:09.157Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-04T12:19:09.157Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2021-12-15more like thismore than 2021-12-15
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Children's Centres and Youth Centres: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) assessment he has made of the potential impact of the omicron variant on (i) children’s centres and (ii) youth clubs, and (b) steps he is taking to help ensure holiday provision can remain safely open during the Christmas holidays. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-01-05more like thismore than 2022-01-05
star this property answer text <p>​My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, announced on 8 December 2021 that England will move to Plan B following the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the UK. Urgent work has been ongoing to understand the impact of the new variant with regards to vaccines, treatments and transmissibility. Further information on Plan B can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-confirms-move-to-plan-b-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-confirms-move-to-plan-b-in-england</a>.</p><p>Ensuring parents can continue to access childcare remains a priority for the government. The department recognises the important role childcare, such as Holiday Activity clubs, play in providing additional childcare options to parents and carers, as well as providing enriching activities and promoting the wellbeing of children. We have prioritised that these settings can remain open, and continue to encourage schools to ensure they are offering this provision, if they have it in place.</p><p>The government also recognises the significant impact of COVID-19 on young people, particularly the most vulnerable, and the important role of youth work in supporting their development and wellbeing. We are engaging regularly with key youth organisations and colleagues in other government departments to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of vital services for young people and options for addressing this.</p><p>We have updated protective measures guidance for the sector, to ensure they can offer this provision as safely as possible, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak</a>.</p><p>Public health advice in this guidance includes UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)-endorsed control measures, which build on the hierarchy of protective measures that were in use throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. When implemented in line with a revised risk assessment, these measures create an environment for children and staff where the risk of transmission of infection is substantially reduced for children and staff.</p><p>Additionally, specific youth sector COVID-19 guidance has been developed by the National Youth Agency, in line with guidance published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, other youth sector organisations, union representatives and health and safety experts. Youth workers continue to be classified as key workers delivering frontline services, and currently all young people are able to attend indoor or outdoor youth provision.</p><p>The government continues to manage the risk of serious illness from the spread of the virus. COVID-19 continues to be a virus that we learn to live with, and the imperative to reduce the disruption to children and young people’s education and wellbeing remains.</p><p>We will continue to look closely at all the emerging data of the omicron variant but vaccines remain our best line of defence and it is now more vital than ever that those who are unvaccinated come forward, and those eligible for their boosters book when called.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2022-01-05T18:00:29.683Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-05T18:00:29.683Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2022-06-21more like thismore than 2022-06-21
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus and Ventilation more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to special schools on making adjustments and improvements to (a) improve ventilation and (b) reduce the risk of covid-19 transmission in those settings during the 2022 summer holiday period. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
star this property answer text <p>When carrying out works to make building improvements, schools should use the environmental standards set out in the department's guidance. The current version was updated and published in November 2021. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/output-specification-generic-design-brief-and-technical-annexes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/output-specification-generic-design-brief-and-technical-annexes</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22, the department provided over 386,000 CO<sub>2</sub> monitors to state-funded education providers, including early years, schools, and further education providers. This was backed by £25 million in government funding. The monitors enable staff to identify areas where ventilation needs to be improved and provide reassurance that existing ventilation measures are working, helping balance the need for good ventilation with keeping classrooms warm.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the living with COVID-19 announcement in April 2022, which prioritises the most vulnerable, the department has distributed additional CO2 monitors to special schools and alternative provision providers, including special educational needs units in mainstream settings, given their higher-than-average numbers of vulnerable pupils. These additional monitors will provide coverage in roughly all teaching rooms and some non-teaching rooms.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2022, the government committed to fulfil all eligible applications for air cleaning units to state-funded education settings for poorly ventilated teaching spaces, where quick fixes to improve ventilation are not possible. The latest delivery figures can be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/delivery-of-air-cleaning-units" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/delivery-of-air-cleaning-units</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Maintaining adequate ventilation remains the responsibility of individual schools. The law states employers, including education and childcare providers, must make sure there is an adequate supply of fresh air in enclosed areas of the workplace. This has not changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2022-06-27T11:32:40.667Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-27T11:32:40.667Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2022-02-18more like thismore than 2022-02-18
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Children in Care: Death more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to review the deaths of 22 children in care aged 16 and 17 while they were living in (a) semi-independent or (b) independent accommodation between 2018 and 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
unstar this property uin 125325 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-02-23more like thismore than 2022-02-23
star this property answer text <p>When a child dies, in any circumstances, it is important to understand what has happened and whether there are any lessons to be learned. The responsibility for ensuring child death reviews are carried out is held by the local authority and any clinical commissioning groups operating in the local authority area.</p><p>In addition to these reviews, where a child dies or is seriously harmed, and neglect or abuse is known or suspected, it is the responsibility of the local Safeguarding Partnership to undertake a local child safeguarding practice review. The National Panel will also review all notifications of serious incidents and consider relevant learning. Where learning is of national importance, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel may undertake a national review. The department will respond or disseminate national recommendations made in these reviews.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2022-02-23T17:04:35.613Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-23T17:04:35.613Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2021-12-15more like thismore than 2021-12-15
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the spread of the omicron variant of covid-19, what (b) assessment he has made of the potential effect of the spread of the variant on absences from special schools and (b) steps is he taking to ensure students who attend those schools required to isolate are able to access continued learning and support. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Dulwich and West Norwood more like this
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Helen Hayes more like this
unstar this property uin 93819 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-01-06more like thismore than 2022-01-06
star this property answer text <p>We know that the Omicron variant is spreading quickly, and studies are underway to collect data to help us understand the impact, including for children and young people.</p><p>On 9 December, 4.9% of all pupils were absent in all state-funded special schools for reasons related to COVID-19. This represents the total proportion of pupils absent due to all variants of COVID-19. Among those pupils, 0.1% were absent because they were isolating in line with government guidance at the time, including due to being identified as a close contact of a suspected Omicron case.</p><p>Since the emergence of Omicron, we have updated the operational guidance for special schools and other specialist settings, which sets out how settings should ensure that pupils and students who are required to isolate are able to access continued learning and support. The guidance is clear that whilst our priority is face-to-face, high quality education for all pupils and students, if they are unable to attend then we expect their education setting to be able to offer them access to high quality remote education.</p><p>We recognise that some pupils and students with special needs may need support to access remote education, and so expect schools and colleges to work collaboratively with families so that they can successfully access remote education appropriate for their level of need. Settings should keep in regular contact with children and young people to assess the effectiveness of any remote education.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Helen Hayes remove filter