A Bill to require local authorities to publish information about looked after children in distance placements; to require local authorities to develop and publish sufficiency plans in respect of their duty under section 22G of the Children Act 1989; to require the Secretary of State to publish a national sufficiency plan in respect of looked after children in distance placements; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Jake RichardsLabour (Co-op)
5 May 2026
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This Bill would require local authorities to publish information about looked-after children who are placed at a distance from their home area, and to develop and publish sufficiency plans to meet their duties under the Children Act 1989. It would also require the Secretary of State to publish a national plan showing how many suitable distance placements are needed for looked-after children. The aim is to improve transparency and planning around out-of-area placements for looked-after children.
The bill has completed its first reading and is at its second reading in the Commons, with the next stage scheduled for 28 March 2025. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage and then onward through the usual passage.
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28 Mar 2025
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
