Question follow-through · 90426

Conspiracy and Disinformation: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of including (a) misinformation, (b) disinformation and (c) conspiracy theories in the guidance entitled Keeping children safe in education, published on 1

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
20 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of including (a) misinformation, (b) disinformation and (c) conspiracy theories in the guidance entitled Keeping children safe in education, published on 1

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    In response to stakeholder feedback, an amendment was made to paragraph 135 in the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’. This came into force on 1 September 2025, and provided further examples of content risks. The department recognis...

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