Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 89414

Pupils: Personal Records

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Esther McVey

ConservativeTatton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of the adequacy of the use of single unique identifiers for schools, in the context of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Provision in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to introduce a single unique identifier (SUI) for children is based on extensive user research, including engagement with schools and education settings. Our 2023 report, ‘Improving multi-agency infor...

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