Question follow-through · 105575
Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when amendments to the Children Act 1989 to strengthen protections for children in local authority care will be brought forward, in the context of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexua
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jan 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when amendments to the Children Act 1989 to strengthen protections for children in local authority care will be brought forward, in the context of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexua
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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30 Jan 2026
Answer published
Our ‘Tackling child sexual abuse: progress update’, published in April 2025, set out the government’s work to respond to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s recommendation to amend the Children Act 1989. The update is available at: https://w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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