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Teachers: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what oversight exists to ensure schools comply with national procedures when suspending teachers.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what oversight exists to ensure schools comply with national procedures when suspending teachers.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    By law, all maintained schools are required to have a capabilities policy, which sets out disciplinary and grievance procedures in the workplace. As employers, all schools and trusts must follow all aspects of employment law and equalities legislation in ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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