Question follow-through · 35516
Care Leavers: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of designating care leavers as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of th
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 22 Mar 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of designating care leavers as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of th
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Mar 2025
Answer published
The department is committed to enabling all children and young people to achieve and thrive. To ensure we are providing the best support for children in care and care leavers we have tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Apprentices: Students
1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to improve student access to apprenticeships.