Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 100361

Schools: Staff

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025

Question

Louise Haigh

LabourSheffield Heeley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests her Department has received from schools for sign-off of confidentiality clauses in staff settlement agreements in each of the last three financial years; and how many of those requests were a

Answer

Georgia Gould
The requirement for academy trusts to obtain prior approval from the department for confidentiality clauses associated with staff severance payments was introduced in October 2025 and is set out in paragraph 5.13 of the academy trust handbook, which is av...

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