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Charities: Children

Commons · Question 128835 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2026

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Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking (a) to ensure that charities operating as member organisations are not precluded from recognition as a body of persons and (b) to safeguard children and young persons partici

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 28 Apr 2026

The department recognises the valuable role that charities and voluntary organisations play in supporting children and young people to participate in cultural and educational activities, including brass banding. The department is clear that a Body of Pers...