Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116829

Teachers: Disciplinary Proceedings

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review how teacher suspensions are used in disciplinary investigations.

Answer

Georgia Gould
By law, all maintained schools are required to have a capabilities policy, which sets out disciplinary and grievance procedures in the workplace. As employers, all schools and trusts must follow all aspects of employment law and equalities legislation in ...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 116829) →