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Children in Care: Education

Commons · Question 6234 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2026

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Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that all electronic Personal Education Plan systems used by local authority Virtual Schools meet robust national minimum security and data protection standards, particularly f

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 10 Jun 2026

Statutory guidance for Virtual School Heads (VSHs) sets out what Personal Education Plans (PEPs) must cover and the outcomes they should support. The department does not mandate, endorse or have oversight of any specific electronic PEP (ePEP) platforms. D...