Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 98320

Schools: Collective Worship

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

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 Gould
The 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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