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Further Education and Schools: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of schools and colleges that meet the Department’s cyber security core standard; and what steps she is taking to ensure that all education settings meet t

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
3 Aug 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of schools and colleges that meet the Department’s cyber security core standard; and what steps she is taking to ensure that all education settings meet t

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department’s Technology in Schools Survey collects information about whether schools meet the core technology standards, but does not provide a separate estimat...

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