A question on #ChildrenInCare tabled by Baroness Redfern on 24-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Children in Care
Question ID: 1816203
UIN: HL8791
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-24
Asking Member ID: 4551
Asking Member display name: Baroness Redfern
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Baroness Redfern
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a single unique identifier for children in care.
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Date answered: 2025-07-09
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: The single unique identifier for children which the government promised in its manifesto is intended to apply to all children, including those in care, and is part of the solution to improve data sharing to stop children falling through the cracks. The le...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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