Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 122926
Universities: Standards
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Question
Siân Berry
Green Party — Brighton Pavilion
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to hold universities to account on their duty of care to students.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe department’s position is that a duty of care in higher education (HE) may arise in certain circumstances. Such circumstances would be a matter for the courts to decide, based on the specific facts and context of the case being considered, and will be ...
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