Universities: Extracurricular Activities
Commons · Question 54501 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rachel Gilmour
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a duty of care on universities in relation to extra-curricular activities carried out by affiliated student groups.
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 5 Jun 2025
The department’s position is that a duty of care in higher education (HE) may arise in certain circumstances. Such circumstances would be a matter for the courts to decide, based on the specific facts and context of the case being considered and will be d...