Assessing the costs and benefits to the community is a local issue. Funding for alternative provision is delegated to local authorities within their high needs budgets so that they can determine the provision needed for children and young people in their area.<\/p>
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Local authorities also have duties to secure sufficient suitable education and training provision for all 16-19 year olds, and to support them to participate. Where gaps in provision are identified, the Education Funding Agency will either fill those places through negotiation with existing providers or run a competitive tender.<\/p>
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<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/111", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Gibb"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bognor Regis and Littlehampton"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Nick Gibb"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-25T17:11:34.783Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Young People: Nottingham"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will undertake an assessment of the costs and benefits to the community in Nottingham of re-establishing a motor project on the Wheelbase site in Sneinton.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "224634"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222466", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222466/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We issued \u2018Family and Friends Care: Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities\u2019 in 2011. This guidance is clear that children and young people unable to live with their parents who are brought up by family and friends should receive the support they and their carers need to safeguard and promote their welfare, whether or not they are looked after.<\/p>
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The guidance requires local authorities to develop and publish clear, easily accessible policies to explain how they will provide assessment and support to children in the care of family and friends. In July 2013 I wrote to all local authorities to remind them of this requirement and to request they notify the Department of their policy. To date, 144 of 152 (94%) of local authorities have sent us links to their policies.<\/p>
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To aid transparency, we have agreed that the Family Rights Group (FRG), one of the leading voluntary organisations supporting family and friends carers, will publish the links to these policies on its website. FRG are now reviewing the content and quality of these policies and we are planning to provide feedback to local authorities on findings from this work.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1605", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Timpson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Crewe and Nantwich"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Edward Timpson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-25T17:03:07.547Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Grandparents"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure that recent findings of the Local Government Ombudsman relating to grandparents and their grandchildren following family breakup are acted on by local authorities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/395", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Blunkett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr David Blunkett"} ], "uin" : "224631"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222467", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222467/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government provides bursaries in order to incentivise application to initial teacher training (ITT) courses from the best graduates. As such, bursary rates are set based on recruitment performance over recent years by phase and subject. Generally, higher bursaries are provided where a phase or subject has struggled to attract sufficient applicants in recent years. We review the financial incentives for ITT each year in order to respond to recruitment patterns across these phases, subjects and routes. Therefore, we have no current plans to extend bursary eligibility, but we will review this again before announcing bursaries for those starting ITT in 2016/17.<\/p>
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The bursaries for those starting ITT in 2015/16 are published online at:<\/p>
www.gov.uk/funding-initial-teacher-training-itt-academic-year-2015-to-16<\/a><\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2015 to Question 223692, if she will extend all bursaries to all students focusing on core curriculum on the Initial Teacher Training programme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/395", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Blunkett"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr David Blunkett"}
], "uin" : "224632"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222474", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222474/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2014, the Department for Education has processed a total of 73 inter-country adoptions where China is the child\u2019s country of origin.<\/p> This figure relates to inter-country adoption cases in which the adopters are habitually resident in England only, as adoption is a devolved matter.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of Chinese origin have been adopted by people resident in the UK in the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Tim Yeo"}
], "uin" : "224642"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222475", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222475/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " a) The Department of Education does not hold data at constituency level. However, there are 8 children\u2019s centres shown within the Preston District Council area according to the Lancashire Family Information Service website: https://fisonline.lancashire.gov.uk/earlyyears/publicenquiry/Search.aspx?searchID=231<\/a><\/p> <\/p> b) Local authorities are responsible for listing their open children\u2019s centre records on the Department\u2019s children\u2019s centre database which is available online at http://childrenscentresfinder.direct.gov.uk/snapshot-childrens-centre/<\/a>. On this, Lancashire local authority lists 64 main children\u2019s centres and 15 additional sites open to families and children providing services as part of a network of children\u2019s centres.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3980", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Sam Gyimah"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start children's centres there are in (a) Preston and (b) Lancashire.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/473", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick"}
}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222476", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/222476/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for Education does not collect statistics from schools about their use of pupil premium funding allocated to disadvantaged pupils, including those disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs (SEN).<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In 2012, the Department commissioned an independent evaluation of the pupil premium to look at how schools were using the funding and their plans for the future. The study involved a survey and case study research in a sample of schools, including special schools. The report, which was published in July 2013 and is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-pupil-premium<\/a>, includes evidence on use of the pupil premium by special schools and also by mainstream schools to support pupils with SEN.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In late 2014, the Department commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to undertake research into effective practice in raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The research aims to understand what it is that successful schools do differently to make the difference. Case studies to demonstrate this will be gathered, and the analysis will include a focus on SEN. The research is due to be published later this year.<\/p> <\/p> The Department also gathers information on effective practice in use of the pupil premium through the annual Pupil Premium Awards. This scheme identifies and rewards those schools which have made innovative use of the pupil premium and can demonstrate the biggest sustained improvement in the performance of disadvantaged pupils. The 2015 Awards includes a separate category for special schools and pupil referral units, with a national award of £100,000 and up to four regional awards of £50,000 for the most outstanding schools. The winners of the 2015 Awards will be announced on 25 March. Case studies of award-winning schools from the 2013 and 2014 Awards are available online at www.pupilpremiumawards.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Special Educational Needs"}
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, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2014 to Question 207080, what information her Department collects on the use of the pupil premium allocated to children with special educational needs.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve McCabe"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/179563", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/179563/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for Education holds a central training and development budget covering core education and training undertaken through Civil Service Learning. This includes development in core Civil Service skills including leadership and management, financial management and analysis. The table below shows the centrally managed budget for each of the past three financial years.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>
Financial Year<\/p><\/td> | Budget<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/13<\/p><\/td> | £700,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13/14<\/p><\/td> | £700,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14/15<\/p><\/td> | £600,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Additionally, directorates across the Department spend an element of their budgets on training and development which varies dependant on in-year development needs. The table below shows both central training and development spend and Directorate spend for each last 3 financial years.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>
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