Students: Suicide
Commons · Question 110515 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that universities share learning from reviews of student deaths by suicide.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 13 Feb 2026
Universities are expected to carry out serious incident reviews after a suspected student suicide, following sector‑developed postvention guidance produced by Universities UK, PAPYRUS and Samaritans, which sets clear expectations for reviewing incidents a...