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Recommendation 36

36 Paragraph: 92

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

Conclusion
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.
Paragraph Reference: 92
Government Response Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
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.