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Further Education: Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve the early identification of young carers in further education settings and (b) increase (i) awareness and (ii) understanding of young carers by (A) college sta

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
14 Jul 2025
Answer
18 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve the early identification of young carers in further education settings and (b) increase (i) awareness and (ii) understanding of young carers by (A) college sta

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Young carers were added to the school census as a specific group for the first time in 2022/23. The department expects the recording of census data to improve over time as the collection becomes better established but are looking at the ways the data is e...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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