Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department allocated to Enfield Council through the Secure Accommodation Grant in each of the last ten years in real terms.

Enfield Council does not have any secure children’s homes (SCH) and therefore has not been in receipt of a grant for secure accommodation.

The 2021 Spending Review announced a total of £259 million of funding to undertake a programme of work aimed at maintaining sufficiency and expanding provision of both secure and open residential children’s homes estates. A new SCH is proposed for London as part of this. The Pan-London SCH project is at the construction feasibility stage. The project is following a Gateway approach which enables the department to review proposed project costs and progress at key delivery points to ensure value for money and ensure that the project is on track as it progresses.

Once operational, the new facility will provide an additional 24 beds, with plans for four step-down beds for young people with complex needs who require this care.