The Department for Education has been in talks with the Local Government Association (LGA), Ofsted and children’s organisations over proposals to introduce a minimum age of 16 for semi-independent supported accommodation, sources have told CYP Now.
Proposals could also include the introduction of national standards for providers and how compliance with these would be best monitored, sources said. This could see a consultation seek opinions on whether this would be best carried out by Ofsted or through a quality assurance system run and managed by local authorities.
Ministers are set to announce a consultation “in the coming weeks rather than months”, sources added, while the DfE said it was continuing "to look at all the options" to ensure vulnerable children received the right support from care placements and settings.
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