Care Leavers

(asked on 13th July 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers have (a) started a university course, (b) began an apprenticeship, (c) enrolled on a further education course and (d) gained employment in (i) full-time or (ii) part-time work in the last 12 months.


Answered by
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Robert Goodwill
This question was answered on 20th July 2017

I am sorry, but the department does not collect data on the number of care leavers starting education, training or employment during the year.

The department collects data on the number of care leavers who are in higher education, other types of education, or training or employment on or around their birthday for care leavers aged 17 to 21 years old, but does not provide information on when the care leaver started the activity. Figures for the year ending 31 March 2016 can be found in tables F1a and F1c of the statistical release Children looked after in England including adoption: 2015 to 2016. These are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016.

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