Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 38
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Review educational support for adopted and previously looked-after children, including statutory framework.
Recommendation
The Department for Education should review the educational support available to adopted children, assessing the impact of the extension of policies to previously looked-after children and whether any further extensions are needed. This review should include: the introduction of a statutory framework for previously looked-after children; requiring local authorities to publish a local offer for previously looked-after children; and expanding the role of Virtual School Heads to include previously looked-after children beyond the provision of information and advice. (Recommendation, Paragraph 93)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 October 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗