Question follow-through · 50799

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will add young carers to the Daily Attendance reporting programme.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
7 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will add young carers to the Daily Attendance reporting programme.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    ​​​​This government is committed to breaking down barriers of opportunity for all young people, including young carers who provide a critical role caring for their loved ones.Young carers were added to the school census in the 2022/23 academic year. This ...

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