Question follow-through · 7739
Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of private providers in the children's residential care sector on (a) costs to local authorities, (b) placement stability, (c) outcomes for childr
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 8 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of private providers in the children's residential care sector on (a) costs to local authorities, (b) placement stability, (c) outcomes for childr
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Competition and Market Authority found that costs to local authorities of placements in their own children’s home was no lower than the cost of placements from private providers. The study also found no evidence that, on average, private provision was...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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