Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 December 2011. It was answered by Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 19 December 2011 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Children: Protection

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he has any plans to request Ofsted to investigate arrangements for safeguarding deaf children.

Answer: [holding answer 5 December 2011]: Ministers have no plans to make such a request. The Government are committed to delivering a new, more streamlined and proportionate, inspection framework for safeguarding children, which will take account of the recommendations from Professor Eileen Munro's review of child protection, by May 2012.Ofsted's new inspection framework is currently being developed and will focus on the effectiveness of all services to safeguard children, including deaf children. It will be for inspectors to identify any issues in relation to safeguarding arrangements for deaf children and, where appropriate, highlight these in inspection reports.

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