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Third Report - COVID-19: Support for children’s education
Public Accounts Committee
HC 240
Published 26 May 2021
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Third report from Session 2021-22 · published 2 Sep 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Education (the Department) on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic in spring and summer 2020, and on how it is supporting …
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Government Response Summary
The government provides a boilerplate introductory statement acknowledging the Committee's report and stating that the document serves as its response.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
We asked the Department whether its definition of ‘vulnerable children’ remained relevant in light of...
Recommendation
We asked the Department whether its definition of ‘vulnerable children’ remained relevant in light of the pandemic. The Department explained that two elements of the definition that it used to decide who could access a school place—children with a social …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the recommendation but its response focuses on data collection on children's social care referrals and recovery funds, completely failing to address the request to consider clarifying guidance on vulnerable children for schools.
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