Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 18252

Schools: Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what he is taking, as co-owner of the International Education Strategy, to ensure UK schools expanding overseas do not use non-disclosure agreements to silence harassment or discrimination in ways that

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Government is committed to protecting workers from Non-Disclosure Agreement misuse. The Employment Rights Act 2025 includes a measure that void NDAs in cases of workplace harassment and discrimination.We recently consulted on the measure and are curre...

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