Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children there were in England for each of the last five years.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
This information is published in the statistical first release Children looked after in England including adoption: 2015 to 2016, which is available at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016.
The number of looked after children and all children who were convicted or have been subject to a final warning or reprimanded in each year by age since 2014 can be found in Table I1.
The number of looked after children who were identified as having a substance misuse problem in each year by age since 2014 can be found in Table I2. Equivalent figures are not available for all children.
The number of children who were looked after at 31 March of each of the last five years can be found in Table A1.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) looked-after children and (b) other children have been identified as having a substance misuse problem for each year for which data is available since the publication of the Children's Home Data Pack in 2014.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
This information is published in the statistical first release Children looked after in England including adoption: 2015 to 2016, which is available at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016.
The number of looked after children and all children who were convicted or have been subject to a final warning or reprimanded in each year by age since 2014 can be found in Table I1.
The number of looked after children who were identified as having a substance misuse problem in each year by age since 2014 can be found in Table I2. Equivalent figures are not available for all children.
The number of children who were looked after at 31 March of each of the last five years can be found in Table A1.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the number of (a) looked-after children and (b) other children who have been subject to a final warning or reprimanded, by age, for each year for which data is available since the publication of the Children's Home Data Pack in 2014.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
This information is published in the statistical first release Children looked after in England including adoption: 2015 to 2016, which is available at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016.
The number of looked after children and all children who were convicted or have been subject to a final warning or reprimanded in each year by age since 2014 can be found in Table I1.
The number of looked after children who were identified as having a substance misuse problem in each year by age since 2014 can be found in Table I2. Equivalent figures are not available for all children.
The number of children who were looked after at 31 March of each of the last five years can be found in Table A1.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what attendance rates at school were for (a) looked-after children and (b) other children by educational provider for each year for which data is available since the publication of the Children's Home Data Pack in 2014.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Department publishes data on absence from school by type of school for children who have been looked after continuously for at least twelve months at 31 March. Figures for 2013 to 2016 are in Table 5 of the Outcomes for children looked after by LAs: 31 March 2016 statistical first release, which is available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/outcomes-for-children-looked-after-by-las-31-march-2016. School absence figures for all children over this period is also presented in this table.
The above statistical first release provides school types; state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools. A more detailed level of school type is not readily available and it is unclear if it is required.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of looked-after children have gone missing from placements in (a) England and (b) the North West for each year for which information is available since he publication of the Children's Home Data Pack in 2014.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
This information is published as experimental statistics in the statistical first release Children looked after in England including adoption which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children.
The number and percentage of looked after children who went missing from their placement in the year ending 31 March by region can be found in the 2014-2015 release at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015 and the 2015-2016 release at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016 in Table LAG1. The department does not distinguish between children who were missing from their placement and those who were absent from their placement. This information was collected for the first time in 2015 and so comparisons between years should be treated with caution.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were absent from their placements in (a) England and (b) North West for each year for which data is available since the publication of the Children's Homes Data Pack in 2014.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
This information is published as experimental statistics in the statistical first release Children looked after in England including adoption which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children.
The number and percentage of looked after children who went missing from their placement in the year ending 31 March by region can be found in the 2014-2015 release at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015 and the 2015-2016 release at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016 in Table LAG1. The department does not distinguish between children who were missing from their placement and those who were absent from their placement. This information was collected for the first time in 2015 and so comparisons between years should be treated with caution.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the Key Stage examination grades for (a) looked-after children and (b) other children, broken down by (i) Key Stage placement and (ii) educational provider for each of the last five years for which information is available.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Department published attainment data at key stages 1, 2 and 4 for children who have been looked after continuously for at least twelve months at 31 March and other children in Tables 1 to 3d of the following statistical first release, SFR 12/2017 Outcomes for children looked after by local authorities in England, 31 March 2016, which is available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/outcomes-for-children-looked-after-by-las-31-march-2016.
However, I am sorry but figures by educational provider are not readily available and to provide them for each measure at each key stage over five years would incur a disproportional cost.
Attainment data for looked after children is not available at key stages 3 or 5.
Asked by: Ann Coffey (The Independent Group for Change - Stockport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students enrolled in each of the further education colleges in Greater Manchester for each level of NVQ in the last three years for which information is available.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The attached tables show the number of adult students who started NVQ qualifications by level in each academic year between 2013/14 and 2015/16. It shows all further education providers that delivered courses in the Greater Manchester area.