Dr Hywel Francis

MP for Aberavon

HYWEL IN PARLIAMENT: Written Questions

Child-in-need Assessments

30th January 2007

Dr. Francis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether his Department has instructed local authorities to put out to tender the provision of (a) statutory assessments of young carers under the Children Act 1989 and (b) other statutory child in need assessments required under the Act. [116779]

Mr. Dhanda: The Department does not instruct local authorities to put out to tender either statutory assessments of young carers made under the Children Act 1989 or other statutory children in need assessments.