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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 May 2019 (named day). It was answered by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 May 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Children: Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) which and (b) how many safeguarding boards are currently without a permanent chairperson.

Answer

The information requested is not held centrally. Following commencement of provisions in the Children and Social Work Act 2017, Local Safeguarding Children Boards are currently being phased out and replaced by safeguarding partners (police, health and local authority). There is no requirement to have an independent chair of the new arrangements, which must be in place by September 2019.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
249795
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Children Protection
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk