Question follow-through · 2972
Private Education: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures effective oversight where safeguarding concerns are raised about independent schools.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures effective oversight where safeguarding concerns are raised about independent schools.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jun 2026
Answer published
All private schools are required to comply with the Independent School Standards (ISS), and schools that fail to meet the ISS at inspection are subject to regulatory action. Information about regulatory and enforcement action can be found at: https://www....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Children: Wearable Technology
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