Question follow-through · 51204

Protection: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of safeguarding legislation in ensuring that organisations outside of formal education settings comply with statutory guidance.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
9 May 2025
Target answer date
13 May 2025
Answer
29 May 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of safeguarding legislation in ensuring that organisations outside of formal education settings comply with statutory guidance.

  2. 13 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 May 2025

    Answer published

    This government is committed to safeguarding children. We believe the majority of the out-of-school settings sector does a good job, providing safe and enriching education and activities for children.Providers have a legal duty of care to ensure the safet...

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Academies: Equality

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Schools: Women

2 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the legal costs of implementing the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations for schools.

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Schools: Codes of Practice

3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her Department's policy to increase the capital budget to schools to support them in implementing the proposed EHRC changes to the Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations.

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Childcare

15 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that proposed changes to childcare provision do not undermine the sustainability of private nurseries and childminders.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

3 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of freezing the accrual of interest on student loans for individuals on maternity or paternity leave.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Mathematics: GCSE

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students required to resit GCSE Mathematics alongside A-level study are mandated to attend school-delivered resit classes, including in cases where they are receiving private tuition outside of school.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nurseries

14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any guidance around restrictions being placed by nurseries on hours during which government funded childcare hours can be accessed, such as limiting provision to specific times of the

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Classroom Assistants: Pay

14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review whether the pay of teaching assistants adequately reflects the responsibilities, qualifications and duties of the role, including teaching classes and supporting pupils with complex

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Schools: Sanitation

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure secondary school pupils have unrestricted access to clean, safe toilet facilities.

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Business: Training

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to establish a National Business Skills Guarantee for young people.