
Giving evidence to the Education Select Committee, Gove said there are no immediate plans to extend a recent commitment that young people will be able to stay in foster care up to the age of 21 to those in children’s homes.
He said concerns over standards in children’s homes would have to be addressed before it would be considered.
“Until we are absolutely certain that we’ve got the situation right with residential homes – residential care and residential care homes – and the policies are properly aligned, we won’t extend the age there,” he told MPs.
“We have to get the system right before extending the age.
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