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Schools: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools to help prevent (a) knife crime and (b) youth violence.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
5 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools to help prevent (a) knife crime and (b) youth violence.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Keeping children safe is a top priority for this government. The department works closely with the Home Office to deliver better and safer outcomes for children and young people through the Opportunity and Safer Streets Missions.Education plays a vital ro...

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