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Schools: Gender Based Violence

Commons · Question 101670 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with teaching unions on the role of schools and education settings in the development and implementation of the Government’s strategy on tackling violence against women a

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 5 Jan 2026

The Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy recognises that we must take a whole system approach to tackle and halve VAWG in a decade. The government has undertaken stakeholder engagement to inform the development of the strategy, meeting with ke...