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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-25more like thismore than 2021-10-25
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Children in Care: Runaway Children more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support local authoities to prevent children absconding from care. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-08more like thismore than 2021-11-08
answer text <p>The department has issued statutory guidance for local authorities that clarifies steps to prevent children going missing from home or from care. The guidance stipulates to local authorities explicit actions that care settings must take to prevent looked after children going missing. The statutory guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-who-run-away-or-go-missing-from-home-or-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-who-run-away-or-go-missing-from-home-or-care</a>.</p><p>The guidance also makes clear that children’s home regulations require providers to have up-to-date procedures in place to prevent children going missing and to take swift, effective action if they do go missing to ensure their safety. We also expect the child’s care plan to include details of arrangements in place to keep the child safe, and to minimise the risk of the child going missing from their placement, whether this be a children’s home or a foster placement.</p><p>The Department is working closely with representatives from local authorities, police forces, Ofsted and the children’s voluntary sector, to consider how the current ‘missing’ statutory guidance might be refreshed and further strengthened. This will help to ensure it continues to be fit to support local authorities and their partners to protect vulnerable children. We will issue further updates on this work in due course.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Barran more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-08T15:02:25.987Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-08T15:02:25.987Z
answering member
4703
label Biography information for Baroness Barran more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter