Policy Threads

29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure safeguarding standards and accountability are applied consistently across all types of schools.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities investigate historical safeguarding failures where new survivor testimony emerges.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that data supporting compliance with statutory duties relating to special educational needs and disabilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that data supporting compliance with statutory duties relating to special educational needs and disabilities is held and accessible across local authorities in Engl

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms exist to ensure that local authorities provide timely access to historical care records for former looked-after children who make such requ

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms exist to ensure that local authorities provide timely access to historical care records for former looked-after children who make such requests.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Schools White Paper, whether moving to all schools being part of school trusts means academy trusts.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the time taken to issue ECH plans in (a) South West and (b) West Dorset over the past 5 years.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps has has her department taken to improve the time taken to issue ECH plans in a) Rural areas and b) West Dorset.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help strengthen complaints and whistleblowing processes with respect to the Teachers Regulation Authority.

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what accountability measures is she implementing for local area partnerships that perform under the required standard.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what remedies are available to parents who wish to challenge disciplinary decisions made by academy schools.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce additional oversight mechanisms for academy trusts in relation to complaints about suspensions and behaviour management.

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