Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 29216

Children: Protection

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make (a) schools and (b) education providers statutory safeguarding partners.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
​The involvement of education and childcare agencies is fundamental at all levels of safeguarding arrangements. The department knows that teachers and educators are often the first to spot warning signs of abuse and neglect and are the largest referrer of...

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