Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 26
26
Deferred
Paragraph: 66
All looked-after children should be receiving full-time education in a DfE registered school—it is unacceptable...
Conclusion
All looked-after children should be receiving full-time education in a DfE registered school—it is unacceptable for local authorities to settle for unregulated education provision as an alternative.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees in principle that all looked-after children should receive full-time education in a DfE registered school, but needs to be assured that such a move is in children’s best interests, and to ensure that the wider offer of education is available and appropriate to meet all needs, which will be considered as part of its wider work to develop an implementation strategy to the care review.
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Paragraph Reference:
66
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
Accept in principle. The department agrees with the principle that all children should receive the best possible education and that unregulated provision should only be used in very limited circumstances. However, we need to be assured that such a move is in children’s best interests, and to ensure that the wider offer of education is available and appropriate to meet all needs. As such, this will be considered as part of our wider work to develop an implementation strategy to the care review.
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