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School Support Staff Negotiating Body

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the independence of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
9 Jul 2025
Answer
15 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the independence of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.

  2. 9 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) is being established in primary legislation through the Employment Rights Bill, which was introduced in Parliament within the first 100 days of government on 10 October 2024. The Bill is currently in the H...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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