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

answeredDepartment for Education

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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

  1. 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

  2. 6 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 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 ...

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Schools: Artificial Intelligence

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure that AI sources used in schools are (i) accurate and (ii) credible and (b) support children to use AI effectively.

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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.