Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 85732

Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

Tabled: 28 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Chris Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on how to equip parents with the knowledge to ask appropriate safeguarding questions when choosing extracurricular activities.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The government is committed to safeguarding children across all education settings, including extracurricular providers outside the statutory education and childcare system, referred to as out-of-school settings (OOSS).All OOSS have a legal duty of care t...

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