Question follow-through · 82140

Pupils: Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the placement of children with new foster parents does not have a disruptive impact on their education.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
20 Oct 2025
Answer
4 Nov 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the placement of children with new foster parents does not have a disruptive impact on their education.

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The government recognises the importance of continuity and stability throughout a looked-after child’s life.Under the care planning, placement and case review guidance and regulations, and Section 22c of the Children Act 1989, social workers, with the sup...

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