Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116831

Teachers: Disciplinary Proceedings

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the welfare of teachers while they are suspended.

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 ...

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