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1177852

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Education, whether his Department collects data from local authorities on the number of (a) trafficked and (b) at risk children in their care.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The latest information on episodes of need where trafficking was identified as a factor at the end of assessment is included in the department’s ‘Characteristics of children in need: 2018 to 2019’ statistical publication, available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>Table C3 of this publication shows that, at a national level, trafficking was identified as a factor at the end of assessment in 2,490 (0.5%) of the 498,870 episodes with assessment factor information in the year ending 31 March 2019.</p><p>Information on looked-after children is collected from local authorities in the annual looked-after children census, but does not include information on whether the child is specifically considered to be at risk of being trafficked.</p><p>The latest information on looked-after children is published in the ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2018 to 2019’ statistical release, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 24/02/2020 10:52:41 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1178690

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that fostering services are paying (a) at or (b) above the national minimum allowance level to foster carers.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	15033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The National Minimum Standards for fostering services are clear that every foster parent should receive an allowance that covers the full cost of caring for a child. Whilst local authorities determine the allowance paid to foster parents in their area, the National Minimum Allowance (NMA) serves as a baseline to the minimum amount that foster parents can expect to receive per week to cover the cost of a child living in their home.</p><p>The NMA rates for 2020-21 were published on 6 February. We have notified Directors of Children’s Services and reiterated that whilst it is not mandatory in regulations, we expect all fostering services to pay at least this amount.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 24/02/2020 09:46:58 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1178691

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of adequacy of the national minimum fostering allowance paid to foster carers to provide high quality care for the children they are fostering.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	15034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>No foster parent should be out of pocket because of their fostering role. The National Minimum Standards for fostering services are clear that every foster parent should receive an allowance that covers the full cost of caring for a child. Whilst it is for fostering services to decide the level of financial support offered to foster parents in their area, the Department for Education recommends the National Minimum Allowance (NMA) as a minimum benchmark. No foster parent should expect to receive anything less than the NMA per week. The NMA is uplifted annually to keep in line with inflation.</p><p>Over and above the NMA, it is for fostering services to set their own payment systems. Many fostering services currently operate local fee payments for foster parents, which is often based on their skills, experience and qualifications, and/or tier based on the complexity of the child’s needs. Many local authorities also offer additional allowances for equipment costs or to cover expenses such as travel or emergency clothing or initial set-up costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 24/02/2020 10:01:14 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1178796

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department's policy is to support foster carers to maintain contact with children that they have fostered.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	15158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Maintaining contact is consistently one of the most important issues raised by children and young people. Many children value the relationships that they have, not only with family, but also with previous carers. Children should be supported and encouraged to maintain positive and constructive contact with all those who are important to them and this should include previous foster parents unless this is not consistent with the child’s best interest.</p><p>The department is currently talking to the sector to find ways that foster parents can be supported with all aspects of contact, including contact with children that they have previously fostered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 24/02/2020 09:55:43 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1182705

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's annual report 2018 to 2019, published on 4 March 2020, what steps he is taking to tackle the (a) weak risk assessment and (b) poor decision making identified in that report.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	25104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The government welcomes the 'Safeguarding children at risk from criminal exploitation' report from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and thanks them for their detailed work and consideration. Child protection is a priority and when a child dies or faces serious harm and it is vital that lessons are learned from these tragedies. The government thanks the Panel for its recommendations and is considering carefully how to respond. In doing so, my ministerial colleagues and I will discuss the report with the Panel, and with those delivering children's social care and other interested parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 25105 25107 25108 25109 25110 25111 25112 25113 question first answered 10/03/2020 15:18:43 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford previous answer version 10996 answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1182708

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's annual report 2018 to 2019 published on 4 March 2020, what steps his Department is taking to tackle poor information exchange at critical points between agencies.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	25105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The government welcomes the 'Safeguarding children at risk from criminal exploitation' report from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and thanks them for their detailed work and consideration. Child protection is a priority and when a child dies or faces serious harm and it is vital that lessons are learned from these tragedies. The government thanks the Panel for its recommendations and is considering carefully how to respond. In doing so, my ministerial colleagues and I will discuss the report with the Panel, and with those delivering children's social care and other interested parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 25104 25107 25108 25109 25110 25111 25112 25113 question first answered 10/03/2020 15:18:43 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford previous answer version 11380 answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1182719

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's annual report 2018 to 2019 published on 4 March 2020, what steps his Department is taking to improve the operation of multi-agency public protection arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	25107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The government welcomes the 'Safeguarding children at risk from criminal exploitation' report from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and thanks them for their detailed work and consideration. Child protection is a priority and when a child dies or faces serious harm and it is vital that lessons are learned from these tragedies. The government thanks the Panel for its recommendations and is considering carefully how to respond. In doing so, my ministerial colleagues and I will discuss the report with the Panel, and with those delivering children's social care and other interested parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 25104 25105 25108 25109 25110 25111 25112 25113 question first answered 10/03/2020 15:18:43 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford previous answer version 11382 answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1182732

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's annual report 2018 to 2019 published on 4 March 2020, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children that are home educated are effectively safeguarded.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	25108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The government welcomes the 'Safeguarding children at risk from criminal exploitation' report from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and thanks them for their detailed work and consideration. Child protection is a priority and when a child dies or faces serious harm and it is vital that lessons are learned from these tragedies. The government thanks the Panel for its recommendations and is considering carefully how to respond. In doing so, my ministerial colleagues and I will discuss the report with the Panel, and with those delivering children's social care and other interested parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 25104 25105 25107 25109 25110 25111 25112 25113 question first answered 10/03/2020 15:18:43 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1182736

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: annual report 2018 to 2019, published 04 March 2020, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Rapid Reviews are undertaken within the timescales set out in statutory guidance.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	25109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The government welcomes the 'Safeguarding children at risk from criminal exploitation' report from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and thanks them for their detailed work and consideration. Child protection is a priority and when a child dies or faces serious harm and it is vital that lessons are learned from these tragedies. The government thanks the Panel for its recommendations and is considering carefully how to respond. In doing so, my ministerial colleagues and I will discuss the report with the Panel, and with those delivering children's social care and other interested parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 25104 25105 25107 25108 25110 25111 25112 25113 question first answered 10/03/2020 15:18:43 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1182739

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Safeguarding children at risk from criminal exploitation report, published by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel on 04 March 2020, what plans he has to evaluate a practice framework that can provide a comprehensive approach at the point when a child has been identified as being at risk of criminal exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	25110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The government welcomes the 'Safeguarding children at risk from criminal exploitation' report from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and thanks them for their detailed work and consideration. Child protection is a priority and when a child dies or faces serious harm and it is vital that lessons are learned from these tragedies. The government thanks the Panel for its recommendations and is considering carefully how to respond. In doing so, my ministerial colleagues and I will discuss the report with the Panel, and with those delivering children's social care and other interested parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 25104 25105 25107 25108 25109 25111 25112 25113 question first answered 10/03/2020 15:18:43 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed