Question follow-through · 118453

Higher Education: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the consistency of Prevent duty implementation across higher education providers in England.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
11 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the consistency of Prevent duty implementation across higher education providers in England.

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The situation in the Middle East is deeply troubling, and the escalating violence highlights the importance of universities’ Prevent duty responsibilities to safeguard students from radicalisation.To comply with the Prevent duty, universities must have ef...

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