Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

What recent progress she has made on publishing guidance for gender questioning children in schools.

Tabled: 13 January 2026Answered: 19 January 2026

Asked by

Rosie Duffield

IndependentCanterbury

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for School Standards (Georgia Gould)

The Department for Education is currently reviewing the draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges on gender-questioning children, looking carefully at the consultation response. We are clear that children’s wellbeing must be at the heart of this guidance.