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University of Sussex: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Office for Students' regulatory case report for the University of Sussex, published on 26 March 2025, whether the Office for Students plans to issue guidance to higher education institutio

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
27 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Office for Students' regulatory case report for the University of Sussex, published on 26 March 2025, whether the Office for Students plans to issue guidance to higher education institutio

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    This government is committed to free speech as a non-negotiable, and expects universities to take their responsibilities to upholding it seriously.The Office for Students (OfS) is an independent regulator responsible for ensuring that higher education (HE...

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Vocational Education: Qualifications

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Apprentices: Solicitors

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to funding for level 7 solicitor apprenticeships on (a) equalities and (b) social mobility.

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Childcare: Pay

18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what response she has to the recommendation of the October 2025 final report of the Poverty Strategy Commission for Government to consult with parents and childcare providers on increasing payment rates to prov

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Music and Dance Scheme

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce the future funding settlements for the Music and Dance Scheme Schools; and whether Music and Dance Scheme Schools will receive a long-term settlement.

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Special Educational Needs: National Curriculum Tests

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will consider the experiences of SEND children in SATs, and include reform of SATs and other statutory assessment in the government's plans to put inclusion at the heart of education.

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Universities: Standards

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to hold universities to account on their duty of care to students.

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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of recent uncertainty about the future of the ASGSF, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistent, high quality therapeutic support for adopted children and their families and Regiona

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Adoption and Special Guardianship Orders: Mental Health Services

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the decision made to remove funding for Specialist Assessments for adopted children and children under special guardianship orders, and in the context of long waiting times experienced by cons

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Adoption and Special Guardianship Orders: Finance

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her proposals for SEND reform, if she will give assurance to adopters and special guardians that their children, a majority of whom require active in-school additional support, which is curren

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Special Educational Needs: National Curriculum Tests

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether proposed SEND reforms will consider the experiences of SEND children with regards to SATs.

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Special Educational Needs: Reform

18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the provision set out in Individual Support Plans for children with SEND under the potential reforms proposed in the consultation, SEND reform: Putting children and young people first, would be enforced.

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Special Educational Needs: Reform

18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the threshold will be for an EHC needs assessment and an EHC plan under the proposed reforms set out in the consultation, SEND reform: Putting children and young people first.