The Earl of Listowel – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Earl of Listowel on 2014-04-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are offering local authorities to implement the staying put duty in the Children and Families Act 2014.

Lord Nash

The Government will be giving local authorities an additional £40 million over the next three years to help implement the new ‘Staying Put’ duty. The Department for Education will shortly be publishing revised ‘Transitions to Adulthood’ statutory guidance, which will include specific guidance for local authorities on implementing the duty.