Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104299

Forensic Science: Vocational Education

Tabled: 8 January 2026

Answered: 16 January 2026

Question

Saqib Bhatti

Conservative — Meriden and Solihull East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure continuity of local provision and specialist staffing be during transition, in the context of the number of colleges providing the Level 3 BTEC Forensic and Cr

Answer

Josh MacAlister

On 20 October 2025, alongside the publication of the Post-16 Education and Skills white paper, the department published a consultation on Post-16 level 3 and below pathways, which closed on the 12 January. As part of our consultation, we have been engagin...

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