Care Leavers: Death
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the national review of care-leaver deaths announced on 16 April 2026, whether the review will examine deaths of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people who have left care.
Answered by Josh MacAlister
The government is committed to reviewing and addressing the number of early deaths amongst care experienced young people. We recognise that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and care leavers can be some of the most vulnerable people in our society because of the circumstances they have faced. The review, announced in April, will use the information received by the department through the Serious Incident Notifications process during 2025, which includes data relating to the deaths of young people who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, to select a smaller subset of the notifications for in-depth exploration, with the aim of being representative of the circumstances most frequently identified across notifications received. The insights will be shared later this year and will inform how we improve the support that care experienced young people receive across all aspects of their lives, including those who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
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