Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research she has commissioned into the efficacy of special guardianship orders; what findings she has made about who are using these orders; and if she will make a statement.
The Department for Education has recently published a comprehensive research study investigating local authorities’ responses to special guardianship and the experiences of special guardianship families. A copy of the full report is available online at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigating-special-guardianship