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Boarding Schools: Guardianship

Commons · Question 58295 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the provision of (a) clear and (b) consistent statutory guidance on educational guardianship.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 16 Jun 2025

All independent and state boarding schools must have regard to the ‘Keeping children safe in education’ guidance and must meet the national minimum standards for boarding schools. Section 22 of those standards sets out the requirements of schools in relat...