Children: Protection
Commons · Question 29216 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make (a) schools and (b) education providers statutory safeguarding partners.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 18 Feb 2025
The involvement of education and childcare agencies is fundamental at all levels of safeguarding arrangements. The department knows that teachers and educators are often the first to spot warning signs of abuse and neglect and are the largest referrer of...