Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what digital support her Department will provide as part of her family hubs offer.

Through the ‘Family Hubs – Growing Up Well’ digital project, we are partnering with five local authorities in England to develop digital and data solutions that solve problems faced by local authorities in delivering accessible, inter-connected education, health, and social care services for families.

The solutions will focus on improving how information is shared between professionals across a range of services in a Family Hub Network, and how families access and navigate services. These are key to strengthening the practical implementation of Family Hub Networks and levelling up outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged families.

Subject to standard agile digital delivery methodology, the solutions will enter beta testing in the 2022/23 financial year.

We anticipate that they will be available for participating local authorities in England in 2023.