Committees

Children’s social care

Inquiry

In December 2023, the previous Education Committee began an important inquiry into the state of children's social care in England. Unfortunately, this work was interrupted by the General Election and the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024, which meant all select committees were disbanded.

Recognising the critical nature of this subject, the new Education Committee has decided to reopen the inquiry.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

We have not set a formal deadline for submissions for this inquiry. It would be most helpful for the committee’s consideration if written evidence could be submitted by the week commencing 9 December, however submissions after this date will still be considered. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 31 January 2025.

Work news

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Children’s social care: Education Committee re-opens inquiry
The newly-formed Education Committee has re-opened the inquiry into children’s social care that was brought to an early close by the General Election. 
22 November 2024
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MPs want to hear people’s experiences of children’s social care
The Education Committee want to hear from people with lived experience of social services as part of their investigation into how the Government could improve children’s social care
11 April 2024
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Children’s social care: Education Committee to investigate if Govt’s reforms are going far and fast enough
Reforming the children’s social care sector across England will be the subject of a major new Education Committee inquiry
4 December 2023
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Contact us

  • Email: educom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 2370 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8895 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Education Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA