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Education is a devolved matter, and this response outlines the information for England only.<\/p>
The decision to use biometric technology rests entirely with individual schools and colleges, who must ensure that the use of biometric data complies with all relevant legislation. The department does provide guidance, which makes it clear that schools must comply with the law when implementing biometric technologies, including the Data Protection Act 2018, UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.<\/p>
In July 2022, the department published a revised version of the guidance, \u2018Protection of biometric data of children in schools and colleges\u2019, to provide support on the use of automated biometric recognition systems.<\/p>
Whilst the department has not held discussions with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office on the schools in North Ayrshire Council, the department has engaged with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office on the department\u2019s updated guidance.<\/p>
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Education is a devolved matter, and this response outlines the information for England only.<\/p>
The decision to use biometric technology rests entirely with individual schools and colleges, who must ensure that the use of biometric data complies with all relevant legislation. The department does provide guidance, which makes it clear that schools must comply with the law when implementing biometric technologies, including the Data Protection Act 2018, UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.<\/p>
In July 2022, the department published a revised version of the guidance, \u2018Protection of biometric data of children in schools and colleges\u2019, to provide support on the use of automated biometric recognition systems.<\/p>
Whilst the department has not held discussions with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office on the schools in North Ayrshire Council, the department has engaged with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office on the department\u2019s updated guidance.<\/p>
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The government has announced 75 local authorities that are eligible to receive funding for family hubs. These were selected based on levels of disadvantage, targeting the areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Although we would like to see family hubs across the country, it is crucial that we now focus on delivering well in the local authorities already selected.<\/p>
The investment in family hubs is significant and will have a wide reach across the country to improve outcomes for thousands of babies, children, and families, helping to deliver this government\u2019s levelling up ambitions. We are not starting from zero, many local authorities already provide excellent early years and family support services. The evidence and learning from this investment will help to improve services across England, where they are most needed.<\/p>
The department has set up the National Centre for Family Hubs (NCFH), to provide expert advice and guidance to all local authorities, local commissioners, academies, schools and third sector bodies with regards to transforming to family hubs. The NCFH hosts a comprehensive resource library and implementation toolkit to support family hubs providers. This work is supported by disseminating a regular newsletter, a series of learning events, and a community of practice. More information on the NCFH can be found here: https://www.nationalcentreforfamilyhubs.org.uk/<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1505792/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The government announced a £301.75 million package to transform services for parents, carers, babies and children in half of the local authorities across England in the autumn 2021 Budget. This package will create a network of family hubs in those areas and builds on the £39.5 million already committed, which includes funding to support a further 12 local authorities to transform services to a family hub model.<\/p> Family hubs are a place-based way of joining up locally in the planning and delivery of family services. They are a local innovation, developed to meet local needs and better support families.<\/p> Through the family hubs programmes, the department will continue to learn and gather insights on family hub provision and their effectiveness. We will be building the evidence base through the evaluation of family hubs, both existing and new models, which will support local authorities with good practice on evaluation, implementation and outcomes of their family hubs services. Additionally, the department will be running behavioural insight projects to ensure take-up of family hub services by underrepresented families and we will also collect data, such as family hubs maturity and outcomes. This will help with developing effective family hubs.<\/p>