Department for Education officials have been asked to work alongside the National Children’s Bureau, the Who Cares Trust, and Catch 22 to “look at the practical issues of introducing staying-put arrangements in children’s homes over the coming year”, Timpson revealed in parliament.
The news follows a government announcement in early December that a new legal requirement will be placed on local authorities requiring them to allow young people to stay in foster care up to the age of 21, referred to as "staying-put arrangements".
Timpson said there are “a number of practical and legal issues to consider” before a duty could be placed on local authorities to provide staying-put arrangements in children’s homes.
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