Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 107983
Teachers and Voluntary Work: Offences against Children
Tabled: 23 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Question
Sarah Champion
Labour — Rotherham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Crime and Police Bill 2024-26, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of training for reporting child sexual abuse for (a) school teachers and (b) people who volunteer to
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe government already sets clear expectations through statutory and non-statutory guidance that those engaging with children should make an immediate referral to the relevant local authority children’s social care or police if they are concerned about a ...
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