Dec. 04 2023
Source Page: Living in Solomon IslandsFound: See the website of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Finance and Treasury for more information.
Found: Department for Business and Trade 2022-23
May. 02 2024
Source Page: Freedom of Information statistics: October to December 2023Found: Freedom of Information statistics: October to December 2023
Apr. 18 2024
Source Page: Scottish Government paid to Holyrood Communications for conference and events: FOI releaseFound: Scottish Government paid to Holyrood Communications for conference and events: FOI release
Mentions:
1: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, which is due to be enacted on 1 August. - Speech Link
2: Lord Willetts (Con - Life peer) of the remarks it is absolutely clear: the Department for Education is never going to find a large public - Speech Link
3: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) and part sitting in the Department for Education. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) We believe that the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act is critical to protecting academic freedom - Speech Link
Dec. 18 2023
Source Page: Child protection and safeguarding: FOI releaseFound: clarification dated 28 February 2023 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
Found: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero 2022-23
Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support local authorities with finding homes for children with complex needs.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
All children should live somewhere that meets their needs and keeps them safe. Under Section 22G of the Children Act 1989, it is the duty of each local social services authority to provide suitable accommodation for children in their care. However, the government recognises the challenges local authorities face, and the need for system-wide reform.
To support local authorities, the department has allocated £259 million in funding to maintain capacity and expand provision across open children’s homes (OCHs) and secure children’s homes (SCHs) within England, up until March 2025. Funding to develop OCH provision is provided on a match-funding basis with the department and the local authority local authority contributing 50% funding. For SCH provision, the department provides local authorities with 100% funding. Additional capacity has already been developed, with 36 smaller projects being complete and becoming operational within the SCH estate since the programme launched in 2021.
The government recognises the need for long-term, system-level reform of children’s social care. In February 2023, the government published “Stable Homes, Built on Love – Implementation Strategy and Consultation”, which set out the government’s proposals to reform children’s social care following reviews from the Competition and Markets Authority and Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. The report recommends system changes to ensure suitable placements are available to meet the needs of children.
The department recognises that some children and young people can fall between gaps in a complex system of education, social care and justice services, and there is a lack of evidence-based, integrated, co-commissioned models of care. These gaps are being addressed through a jointly led departmental and NHS England cross-government work programme to improve how system partners work together to improve outcomes for children who are in the most complex situations.
The department has established an ‘‘Improving support for Children in Complex Situations with Multiple Needs” Task and Finish Group (TFG), which aims to enhance support for children in complex situations. The goal is to improve collaboration among system partners to better serve children, particularly those at risk of losing their freedom. The group aims to align government efforts to design, commission and deliver integrated care models, including social care, health, education and youth justice, with the support of key stakeholders.
Transparency data has been published online which provides more information about the TFG and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/improving-cross-sector-support-for-children-in-complex-situations-with-multiple-needs-task-and-finish-group?cgfc.
Feb. 19 2008
Source Page: Arts Council England publication scheme, under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 28 p.Found: Arts Council England publication scheme, under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Found: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology 2022-23