Lords Committee hears from Department for Education in Children’s Social Care inquiry

On Wednesday 14 October at 11.00am, the House of Lords Public Services Committee will hold an evidence session with officials from the Department for Education. This session is the first in the Committee's inquiry into children's social care services and will seek to gain an overview of the Government's position and assessment of key operational aspects of the services available.

The session can be watched live or on demand at Parliament TV or heard in person in Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster.

Giving evidence will be:

• Helen Waite OBE, Director for Children's Social Care: System and Strategy, Department for Education; and
• Shazia Hussain CBE, Director of Children's Social Care: Help, Protection and Social Work, Department for Education.

Questions will include:

• To what extent is the children's social care system meeting the needs of, and delivering good outcomes for, children in care?

• How effectively is the residential care market functioning?

• What is DfE's assessment of the continued use of unregistered children's homes, and how is it working with other system partners to bring their use to an end?

• What is DfE's vision for the future of foster care in England?