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Children in Care: Education

Commons · Question 6238 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will work with the ICO and CCS to review safeguarding risks posed by current ePEP platforms and consider mandatory independent cybersecurity audits and NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit compliance

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...