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  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-03-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2014, Official Report, columns 787-8W, on pupil exclusions: autism, how his Department deals with allegations that schools are disregarding the statutory guidance on exclusion in respect of students with autistic disorders.

    Elizabeth Truss

    As part of their legal duties in relation to exclusion, schools must have regard to the statutory guidance issued by the Department for Education. Parents approaching the Department with concerns about an exclusion are informed about the formal routes of challenge available to them and directed to sources of free and impartial advice. If the Department identifies that a governing body has acted unlawfully or unreasonably in carrying out its legal duties, and it would be expedient to do so, then the Secretary of State could issue a direction. The Department would also pass to Ofsted any relevant evidence that fell within the inspectorate’s remit.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department will provide for NHS staff on whether to share the information on the Child Protection Information Sharing project with relevant local authorities, police forces or care homes.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    The Child Protection – Information Sharing (CP-IS) project will allow the sharing of child protection information between National Health Service unscheduled care settings and local authority children’s services staff only. The information will not be shared with care homes or the police.

    CP-IS will hold child protection information only for children in England who are subject to a child protection plan or are looked after by a local authority.

    When NHS staff submit a query the CP-IS service, the system will electronically share the following information with the local authority responsible for the child: the time and date of the query, the name of the NHS healthcare worker who made the query, and the NHS organisation from within which the query was made.

    CP-IS will not introduce information sharing over and beyond what is currently shared by NHS staff and local authorities.

    The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published guidance on its website for NHS and local authority staff on how to use the CP-IS system.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on contracts for consultancy groups on the Bost Agri-Business Park and Airfield projects in Afghanistan in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.

    Justine Greening

    I refer the Hon. member to the answer that I gave to him on 5 March 2013, Official Report, Col 967 – 968W.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, columns 59-61W, on private education: offences against children, how many referrals the National College for Teaching and Leadership has (a) received and (b) acted upon since that body’s establishment.

    Mr Edward Timpson

    The National College for Teaching and Leadership has received 40 referrals from independent schools in respect of matters outlined in the answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, columns 59-61W.

    All of these referrals have been considered, or are in the course of being considered, in accordance with the procedures outlined in that answer.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-04-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with other government departments on extending the winter fuel payment to people on the higher rate of disability living allowance for care or mobility and the equivalent enhanced rate of the new personal independence payment; and if he will make a statement.

    Gregory Barker

    Winter fuel payments is a DWP policy.

    However, people with disabilities may be able to access the Warm Home Discount Scheme and receive a rebate off their electricity bill. They may also be able to access the Energy Companies Obligation through which they can get help with insulation and heating measures.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the Contact Point database was discontinued.

    Mr Edward Timpson

    ContactPoint was discontinued because it was disproportionate.

    The Government believes it is unjustifiable to hold information on every child in England and to make it accessible to hundreds of thousands of people.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is her Department’s policy to send only departmental development experts to oversee development projects overseas.

    Justine Greening

    DFID sends a variety of developmental experts to oversee projects overseas.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 12 May 2014, Official Report, columns 366-7W, on children: databases, what his Department’s policy is on sharing information in respect of vulnerable children and children at risk.

    Mr Edward Timpson

    The statutory guidance, ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2013′, is very clear that the effective sharing of information between professionals and local agencies is essential for accurate identification, assessment and provision of services for vulnerable children. The Department for Education’s policy is clear that fears about sharing information cannot be allowed to stand in the way of the need to promote the welfare and protect the safety of children.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-03-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) has received any allegations of child abuse in independent schools that occurred before the establishment of the NCTL; and what powers the NCTL has to follow up any such allegations.

    Edward Timpson

    I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 3 March 2014 to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East, Official Report cols 676-7W. 16 of the cases referred to relate to incidents that are alleged to have occurred prior to the establishment of National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL).

    The Teachers’ Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012 provide NCTL with the power to regulate teachers including those in independent schools. These regulations provide for any referral to be investigated regardless of the date of the alleged incident.

  • Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-04-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on care leaving arrangements for asylum seekers who came to the UK alone as children.

    Mr Edward Timpson

    Guidance to local authorities on care leaving arrangements for asylum seekers who came to the UK alone as children is included in Volume 3 of ‘The Children Act Guidance and Regulations: Planning Transition to Adulthood for Care Leavers’. http://resources.leavingcare.org/uploads/c4f7aeaf941cdefb8f4a18f478aa1f19.pdf

    The Department for Education published for consultation in January of this year draft statutory guidance to local authorities on the care of unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children.

    https://www.education.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm?action=conResults&consultationId=1945&external=no&menu=3

    This new guidance brings together guidance on transition planning with wider guidance on providing care for unaccompanied asylum seeking children. That consultation has now closed and final guidance will be published in due course.

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