Extracurricular Activities: Vetting
Commons · Question 92268 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions the Department has had with relevant stakeholders in Northumberland to ensure parents have accessible information regarding the available safeguarding for extracurricular activities.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 23 Dec 2025
The government is committed to safeguarding children across all education settings, including extracurricular providers outside the statutory education and childcare system, referred to as out-of-school settings (OOSS). Local authorities are legally respo...