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HANSARDEducationOn 6 January, the Home Secretary outlined in Parliament commitments to introduce a mandatory duty for those engaging with children to report sexual abuse and exploitation, making…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationIn response to the question from the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, the amendment will impact children classed under the Children Act 1989 as relevant children or former…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationIn response to the question from the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, the amendment will impact children classed under the Children Act 1989 as relevant children or former…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationWhere the adjudicator upholds an objection to the published admission number, I cannot foresee a circumstance where that might be the case—03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationIt will very much depend on the local context. Obviously, it will be for the adjudicator as an independent professional to take that decision for maintained schools. To be clear,…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationIt will very much depend on the local context. Obviously, it will be for the adjudicator as an independent professional to take that decision on schools’ PANs, following an…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationThe fundamental point is that school closures need to be managed very carefully through significant change or prescribed alteration processes. [ Official Report, Children's…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationThe fundamental point is that school closures need to be managed very carefully through published closure processes.03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationThis Government take corporate parenting seriously, and recognise the key role that local authorities play in providing care, stability and support to care leavers—like any parent…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationFor other possible scenarios, we will provide guidance on the factors that we expect decision makers to take into account in the variety of decisions that may be required. That…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationThis Government take corporate parenting seriously, and recognise the key role that local authorities play in providing care, stability and support to care leavers—like any parent…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationFor other possible scenarios, we will provide guidance on the factors that we expect decision makers to take into account in the variety of decisions that may be required. That…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationIt is the local authority that has the responsibility to agree published admission numbers for the community and voluntary controlled schools in its area.03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationIt is the local authority that has the responsibility to agree published admission numbers with the schools in its area. [ Official Report, Children's Wellbeing and Schools Public…03 Mar 2025HANSARDEducationAs hon. Members have rightly said, it is really important that care leavers are supported to get into education, employment or training—the right hon. Member for East Hampshire…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportMy hon. Friend raises an important point. The Government are committed to expanding the work of the family hubs to ensure that every community has support to create that earliest…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) on securing this incredibly important debate, and on the way in which she set out her…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportMy hon. Friend raises an important point. The additional recognition of special educational needs and disabilities has highlighted not only the extent of the challenge to ensure…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportI appreciate what my hon. Friend says. I am happy to take interventions, but I have to cover a lot of issues that hon. Members have raised. I hope that, in the time we have left,…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportI am sorry; I will not be able to respond to hon. Members’ queries and concerns if I give way again. EHCP timeliness was raised by a number of hon. Members, including by my hon.…25 Feb 2025