Schools: Allergies
Commons · Question 47415 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 1 May 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to mandate (a) allergy safety training, (b) the provision of spare epipens and (c) other allergy safety measures in schools.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 1 May 2025
Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what i...