Care Leavers: Departmental Coordination
(asked on 13th July 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Ministers sit on the cross-government ministerial board for care leavers; how many times the board has met in the last 12 months; and if she will publish the board's minutes for the last 12 months.
This question was answered on 20th July 2023
The Care Leavers Inter-Ministerial Board is co-chaired by the Secretary of State for Education, and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Ministers that sit on the Board include:
- Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing
- Minister for Veterans’ Affairs (and Cross-Government lead for Care Leavers)
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Minister of State for Justice
- Minister for Safeguarding
- Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression
- Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
- Minister for Primary Care and Public Health
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport
- Minister for Energy Consumers and Affordability
- Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families
The Ministerial Board has met twice in the last year. Minutes of meetings are not published.