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Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Low Pay Commission

Mar. 04 2024

Source Page: Low Pay Commission research 2023
Document: NIESR - Pay-Setting among Employers in the Agriculture, Cleaning, Hospitality and Retail Sectors (PDF)

Found: This was conducted after the completion of interviews, and half - way through the analysis.

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Select Committee

Seventeenth Report - Cabinet Office functional savings

Report Mar. 01 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: report savings across departments. b) After reviewing the first sets of departmental reporting using

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Departmental Publication (Policy and Engagement)
Department of Health and Social Care

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: DHSC evidence for the DDRB: pay round 2024 to 2025
Document: DHSC's written evidence to the Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration Body (DDRB) for the pay round 2024 to 2025 (PDF)

Found: This investment looked to fund workforce expansion, new services to support growth of more preventative

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Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: A re-inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (September – October 2023)
Document: A re-inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (September – October 2023) (PDF)

Found: A re-inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (September – October

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Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Ofsted

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: Ofsted confirms plans for inspecting supported accommodation
Document: Ofsted confirms plans for inspecting supported accommodation (webpage)

Found: Ofsted has today published guidance for inspecting providers of supported accommodation for looked after

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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Ofsted

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): supported accommodation
Document: Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): supported accommodation (webpage)

Found: Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): supported accommodation

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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Work and Pensions

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: Early evaluation of Discretionary Housing Payments
Document: Early evaluation of Discretionary Housing Payments (PDF)

Found: In one example, a lone parent’s children were taken into care, and she needed to maintain the spare

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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Work and Pensions

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: Local Authority Insight Survey Wave 36: Discretionary Housing Payments
Document: Local Authority Insight Survey Wave 36: Discretionary Housing Payments (PDF)

Found: , looked after children and citizen engagement in policy making.

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Written Question

Further Education: Care Leavers

Wednesday 28th February 2024

Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to support care leavers move into (a) further and (b) tertiary education.

Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

In 'Stable Homes, Built on Love', the strategy for the reform of children’s social care, the department gave a commitment to improve the education, employment and training outcomes of children in care and care leavers by 2027. This can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/650966a322a783001343e844/Children_s_Social_Care_Stable_Homes__Built_on_Love_consultation_response.pdf.

The department set out a number of actions to take this forward, including:

• The national rollout of £24 million of Pupil Premium Plus-style funding to looked-after children and care leavers in 16-19 education, building on an initial £8 million pilot that launched in October 2021. £10 million was allocated to local authorities in the 2023/24 financial year, with a further £14 million to be allocated in 2024/25.
• Developing an accreditation scheme for higher and further education providers that will set core standards for the support offered to care experienced students, helping increase participation and improve outcomes for this cohort. The department has previously published guidance for higher education providers on how they can ensure care leavers have the support they need to access, and succeed at, university. This can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/principles-to-guide-he-providers-on-improving-care-leavers-access-and-participation-in-he/principles-to-guide-higher-education-providers-on-improving-care-leavers-access-and-participation-in-he.
• Increasing the Apprenticeships Care Leavers’ Bursary from £1,000 to £3,000, from August 2023, to provide greater financial security for care leavers choosing apprenticeships. This recognises that care leavers face higher living costs than their peers as they often live independently at a younger age and may not have a wider familial network for support.
• Increasing funding for the care leaver covenant by 30% in 2023/24 and 2024/25 to extend its reach and impact. Over 450 organisations have now signed the covenant, including John Lewis, Amazon and Sky, offering employment and other opportunities to support care leavers’ transition to independent living.

In addition to the bursary, the department pays businesses and training providers £1,000 for every care leaver apprentice they employ or train. Employers and providers are free to use their additional funding wherever needed to support their apprentices, including contributions to travel or childcare costs, or the provision of additional mentoring.

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