Looked After Children (Distance Placements) Bill

Commons bill Private Members' Bill (Ballot) 2025-26

A Private Members' Bill introduced through the annual ballot, which gives backbench MPs a chance to secure Friday debate time. Ballot bills are the only PMBs with a realistic prospect of becoming law without government support.

Second reading · Commons
Sponsor
Jake Richards (Labour)
Introduced
16 October 2024
Last activity
28 March 2025
About this bill

A Bill to require local authorities to publish information about looked after children in distance placements; to require local authorities to develop and publish sufficiency plans in respect of their duty under section 22G of the Children Act 1989; to require the Secretary of State to publish a national sufficiency plan in respect of looked after children in distance placements; and for connected purposes.

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Commons
First reading 16 Oct 2024
Second reading 28 Mar 2025
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