Committees

Children's Homes

Inquiry

The inquiry will focus on children’s homes.

It will examine a number of areas including educational outcomes and destinations, the quality of support provided by children’s homes, unregulated provision, rates of criminalisation, the sufficiency of children’s home places, and the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry

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Work news

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Ministers tell Committee new powers will stop quality schools from shunning looked-after children
Education Committee publishes Government Response to educational poverty report
10 November 2022
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Further intervention at Solihull Council’s children’s services, Government’s letter to Education Committee suggests
The Education Committee publishes a response from the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP
19 October 2022
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“Host of indefensible system failings” damaging educational and employment outcomes for children in care
The Education Committee calls for schools and local authorities to face hit to Ofsted ratings if they fail to ensure that children in care receive full-time, high-quality education.
7 July 2022
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Children’s minister to face MPs on children’s care homes
Minister questioned on Government’s support for children in care homes
24 February 2022
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Committee to quiz Children’s Commissioner and Ofsted on outcomes for children in residential care
Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, to be questioned
6 January 2022
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Education Committee session to examine adequacy of children’s homes for children with special educational needs
The Education Committee continues its inquiry on Children’s Homes
11 November 2021
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Improving the life chances of children in care – Education Committee to quiz experts
MPs to question charity leaders and a local authority Virtual School Head for its inquiry on Children’s Homes
14 October 2021
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Anne Longfield, Josh MacAlister and Lord Adonis questioned on children's homes
Education Committee examines what happens to young people in children’s homes?
16 July 2021
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Children in care homes: Education Committee launches call for written evidence
The inquiry is examining issues around attainment and employment outcomes for young people in children’s homes
15 March 2021
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Contact us

  • Email: educom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 2370 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8895 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Education Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA