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Schools: Adrenaline Auto-injectors

Commons · Question 9228 · Tabled 15 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) staff training and (b) equipment for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in schools.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 24 Oct 2024

Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, Academies and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions.The accompanying statutory guidance, entitled Supporting Pupils...