Question follow-through · 104297
Forensic Science: Vocational Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether an Equality Impact Assessment been completed and published for changes to scene-based competencies; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those changes on (a) participation and (b)
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 2 Feb 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether an Equality Impact Assessment been completed and published for changes to scene-based competencies; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those changes on (a) participation and (b)
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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2 Feb 2026
Answer published
On 20 October 2025, alongside the publication of the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, the department published a consultation on Post-16 level 3 and below pathways, which closed on the 12 January. The reforms set out in the consultation simplify ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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