Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 6580

Tabled: 3 June 2026

Question

Paulette Hamilton

LabourBirmingham Erdington

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides on preventing unwanted touching of (a) Black and (b) mixed-heritage children’s Afro-textured hair in (i) early years and (ii) school settings; how this issue is addressed w

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