18 Acknowledged

Much more needs to be done to speed up school admissions for looked-after children.

Conclusion
Much more needs to be done to speed up school admissions for looked-after children. We heard from Ofsted that it can take “many months” for a local authority to go through the admissions adjudications process.
Government Response Summary
The department agrees on the importance of timely school admissions for looked-after children and is working with the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) to explore how the timeliness of decision making can be improved, for example, by prioritizing cases involving looked-after children.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
The department agrees on the importance of timely school admissions for looked-after children and is working with the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) to explore how the timeliness of decision making can be improved, for example, by prioritising cases involving looked-after children.
Source
Committee Education Committee
Inquiry Children's Homes
Report Second Report - Educational poverty: how children in residential care have been let down and what to do about it 08 Jul 2022 HC 57
View on Parliament website
Addressee Bodies
Department for Education
Timeline
Recommendation age 3.9 yrs
Report published 08 Jul 2022