Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 73885
School Support Staff Negotiating Body: Scotland and Wales
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Laurence Turner
Labour — Birmingham Northfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has held with the (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish governments on the potential impact of the establishment of School Support Staff Negotiating Body on (i) recruitment and (ii) retenti
Answer
Catherine McKinnellEducation is a devolved matter, and the application of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body provisions in the Employment Rights Bill is therefore for state-funded schools in England only.