Written questions

Public Sector: Information Sharing

2026-05-17 · Department for Education · 2645 · Official question

Mr Will Forster

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential merits of the creation of a cross-department ministerial role to ensure data is properly shared across the public sector, in the context of the cases of

Answer

This government prioritises keeping children safe. For too long, poor information sharing has been a contributing factor to serious child safeguarding incidents. We are determined to address this challenge head-on. The tragic cases of Sara Sharif and Maya...