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HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, the package that has been announced will stabilise the sector and give all the clarity that can be given at the moment. As I have outlined, the forecast is that the…06 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, the precise figures to determine the 5% uplift on the cap will be provided at provider level, and the methodology for that will be published shortly. The task force is…06 May 2020HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, all registered providers must comply with the Office for Students’ conditions for quality and access. We are protecting the interests of students by stabilising the…06 May 2020HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, unfortunately there was not the usual 12-week consultation period due to the particular circumstances that we were in. The department consulted the Association of…30 Apr 2020HANSARDChildren in CareI assure noble Lords that these regulations were made in close consultation with local authorities about the situation they face. We have a partnership of 17 local…30 Apr 2020HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, I assure noble Lords that the recent £100 million computer and access to wi-fi provision that has been offered by the Government includes provision of laptops and…30 Apr 2020HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, I assure noble Lords that the primary legislation in relation to the duties on local authorities to safeguard the welfare of children in care remains unchanged, and that…30 Apr 2020HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, these regulations are intended to be a temporary measure to enable the limited flexibility that local authorities need at this time so that, where there are limited…30 Apr 2020HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, the interests of vulnerable children are this Government’s top priority. The recent changes to secondary legislation are intended to help children’s social care to…30 Apr 2020HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, I can assure noble Lords that there will be detailed guidance in relation to the regulations around special educational needs and disabilities tomorrow. If the matter…30 Apr 2020HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, I can assure noble Lords that this is a minimal change to the procedural requirements in relation to children’s social care. The Coronavirus Act has not been used in…30 Apr 2020HANSARDChildren in CareMy Lords, Transforming Care activity oversees such situations to ensure that there are not unnecessary in-patient admissions and that quality of experience while people are…30 Apr 2020HANSARDBAME Students: Pupil Referral UnitsMy Lords, 27% of pupils in PRUs, alternative provision academies and AP free schools are BAME, compared with 32% in all schools. There is variation among different groups,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBAME Students: Pupil Referral UnitsThe noble Lord makes an important point. We are aware that educational outcomes for students in alternative provision are not high enough, but last year 85% of all state-funded…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBAME Students: Pupil Referral UnitsI am grateful to the noble Lord. On the recruitment of teachers, a £2 million project with the diversity hubs is aimed specifically at increasing the diversity of the workforce,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBAME Students: Pupil Referral UnitsThe noble Baroness will be aware that some pupils who are in a pupil referral unit are still on the roll of a mainstream school and are in alternative provision on a part-time…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBAME Students: Pupil Referral UnitsThe noble Baroness raises an interesting issue. Children in AP settings will often have been placed there by the local authority, which has various safeguarding duties. If a…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBAME Students: Pupil Referral UnitsMy Lords, any child who is not in an educational setting should be. We do take action. We recognise that they are particularly vulnerable to the phenomenon now called “county…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBAME Students: Pupil Referral UnitsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for raising a number of issues there. If I may begin with the current policy, yes, AP is included within the request to schools, so that, if at…23 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational SettingsYes, I have reassured noble Lords that communication is going out daily from the department to head teachers, as it has been since early March. However, as noble Lords have…19 Mar 2020