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Criminology: Qualifications

Commons · Question 10857 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Cat Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if Criminology is to sit within Protective Services, in what way will the new qualification maintain the academic and social-science content that supports progression to university courses such as criminology,

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 26 Jun 2026

The department published the Post-16 Pathways implementation plan on 20 May, which sets out how we will deliver changes to the technical and vocational qualifications that a young person can choose from age 16.V Levels are designed to link to occupational...