To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people were in receipt of the special guardianship allowance for children overseas from an English local authority in 2021.
Answered on
18 October 2022
The department does not hold data on the number of looked after children who have been placed overseas specifically with family members either on a kinship foster placement or on a special guardianship order, therefore we do not hold data on the allowances these carers receive. Nor does the department collect information on the number of looked after children who have family members overseas with whom they could be safely placed.
However, the department can provide figures using a wider definition of children placed overseas with a relative or friend. These figures can be found in the table attached.