Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 98320
Schools: Collective Worship
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to withdraw, revise, or replace Circular 1/94 Religious Education and Collective Worship, in the context of the Supreme Court’s ruling in JR87 2025 UKSC 40.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe legislative framework for providing collective worship in England is different to that in Northern Ireland. However, the department is considering the implications of the Supreme Court judgement carefully. Schools in England already have flexibility t...
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