Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Supported Exempt Accommodation properties Ofsted inspected in Birmingham in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Supported Accommodation registered with Ofsted provides semi-independent living arrangements for 16 and 17-year-old looked after children and care leavers, as they transition towards adulthood.

The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 came into effect in October 2023, with all providers of Supported Accommodation required to be registered with Ofsted.

Ofsted inspect registered Supported Accommodation providers at least once every three years, and during the inspection will visit a sample of accommodation premises owned by the provider.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will consult on draft regulations under the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 later this year. The regulations will exempt accommodation from having to obtain a license from the local authority in which their housing it situated, if the property is already registered with Ofsted to accommodate 16 or 17-year-old looked after children or care leavers.

Ofsted only began inspecting registered providers from September 2024 and inspection is at provider level, not premises level. There is also no available breakdown of inspections at local authority level, so we are unable to provide data on inspections of any Supported Accommodation in Birmingham since inspections began. Ofsted publish data on the number of premises and inspections at a regional level. The data is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childrens-social-care-in-england-2025/main-findings-childrens-social-care-in-england-2025#supported-accommodation.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for publishing the Birmingham Commissioners' latest report to the Secretary of State.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government plans to publish the latest report from the Birmingham City Council Commissioners, together with a response, as soon as practicable. The report will be considered in line with the usual arrangements for statutory interventions before publication.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds information on trends in the number of apprenticeship starts in the windows blinds manufacturing and installation sector.

Answered by Andrew Western - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Data on apprenticeship starts, including for the Level 2 Fenestration fabricator and Level 2 Fenestration installer standards, are published in the Apprenticeships statistics publication, which can be accessed at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-Birmingham residents have been placed in supported exempt accommodation in Birmingham by HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last five years.

Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Many placements of persons subject to probation supervision are made by local authorities. Without incurring disproportionate cost, it would not be possible to determine, in each case, whether a placement had been made by H M Prison & Probation Service.

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