Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department’s announcement in March 2020 that the national standards for the provision of children’s advocacy services would be revised, when he plans for the public consultation on those revisions to be launched.

The government is committed to ensuring that advocacy services are improved for looked-after children and care leavers.

The commitment to consulting on a revised and fully updated version of the National Standards for the Provision of Children’s Advocacy Services is being taken forward and we intend to launch the consultation in due course.