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Children: Social Services

Asked by Sarah GreenLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 19 January 2026UIN 907329

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to update guidance on handling complaints in children's social care.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

Departmental officials will be meeting with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to better understand issues with the complaints process, but at present we are not planning to update the complaints guidance. We will, however, publish updated statutory guidance on advocacy services for children, who are making complaints, this year.

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