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European Council
Monday 17th December 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Secretary of State was asked—
Lucy Allan Portrait Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con)
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1. What recent estimate his Department has made of the number of children in the care system.

Damian Hinds Portrait The Secretary of State for Education (Damian Hinds)
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At 31 March this year, there were just over 75,000 looked- after children in England, 4% up on the previous year following a small fall in the number entering care, but also a decrease in the number leaving.

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Does the Secretary of State agree that if funding for family support and early intervention was ring-fenced, that would reduce the number of children subject to expensive statutory intervention and care proceedings?

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