Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families)
Ministerial role
The minister’s responsibilities include:
children’s social care
families
children in care, children in need, child protection, adoption and care leavers
early years and childcare
disadvantaged and vulnerable children
school sport
alternative provision
behaviour, attendance and exclusions
children and young people’s mental health, online safety and preventing bullying in schools
policy to protect against serious violence
coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery for children’s services and early years
Brendan Clarke-Smith was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education on 8 July 2022.
2021 to 2022
2020 to 2021
2019 to 2020
2018 to 2019
2012 to 2015
2010 to 2012
Minister’s letter to Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Minister Quince Oral Statement on children’s social care review
Increased mental health support for children and young people
Improvements seen in children and young people’s wellbeing
94% of secondary schools provide free period products to students
Support for vulnerable young people in serious violence hotspots
Children’s Minister speaks to the National Network of Parent Carer Forums
Free period product scheme for schools and colleges extended
Responses