Written questions

Education: Digital Technology

2026-07-14 · Department for Education · HL2122 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether educational technology products adopted by schools are required to undergo a data protection impact assessment before deployment.

Answer

Schools, academy trusts and local authorities are responsible for complying with data protection law when adopting educational technology products.Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, they must complete a data ...