Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 93820
Private Tutors: Vetting
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will legislate to require all private tutors working with children to hold enhanced DBS clearance and be subject to formal safeguarding regulation.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe government is committed to safeguarding children across all education settings, including out-of-school settings, such as private tuition. All out-of-school settings, including tutors, have a legal duty of care to keep children safe and protect them f...
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