36 Deferred

Current national-level data is not available to illustrate the scale of gaps in education for...

Recommendation
Current national-level data is not available to illustrate the scale of gaps in education for looked-after children. It should be a priority for the Department to ensure this data is collected and published, so that responsible parties can be held to account when looked-after children are missing education.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the need for more detailed data and will consider this as part of its wider work to develop an implementation strategy to the care review.
Paragraph Reference
92
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government Deferred
Accept in principle. The department recognises the need for more detailed data in terms of looked-after children who are missing education. This will be considered as part of our wider work to develop an implementation strategy to the care review.
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