Question follow-through · 9296

Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the role of Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education since the publication of the Minis

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
15 Jun 2026
Answer
22 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the role of Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education since the publication of the Minis

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The legal duty on local authorities, or any replacement of these entities, to convene a standing advisory council on religious education (SACRE) remain included throughout local government reorganisation. Discussions have been held about the role of SACRE...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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