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1699167

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Regional Schools Commissioners: Finance and Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual budget is for regional schools commissioners, per commissioner per region in each financial year since 2014-15; and how many staff were employed by each commissioner on average in each financial year since 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	20781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The department has identified the costs as the workforce costs and the General Administration Expenditure for the Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) and their teams up to 2022, and for Regional Directors and their teams from 2022 onwards. RSCs were replaced in 2022 by Regional Directors with an expanded remit.</p><p> </p><p>The department's policy of retaining financial records for seven years limits access to data before the 2016/17 financial year.</p><p>In 2019 the department underwent re-organisation to align its delivery work in relation to academies, free schools and school improvement, bringing together functions that were previously delivered in different parts of the department. This data for 2019/2022 is therefore not directly comparable to previous years, as the functions delivered by the RSC teams expanded.</p><p>The RSC Staff programme budget, represented in the table below, was held centrally until the 2020/2021 financial year and then was split and allocated to the individual regions from 2021/2022. This was a change in where the budget sat rather than a change in staffing levels.</p><p><strong>Workforce actual spend data for Regional Schools Commissioner teams 2016/2022 </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Workforce Actual Spend (Millions of GBP)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2016/17 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018/19 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2019/20 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2020/21 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2021/22 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC East of England and North East London</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.60</p></td><td><p>£1.62</p></td><td><p>£1.15</p></td><td><p>£1.07</p></td><td><p>£1.20</p></td><td><p>£1.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC East Midlands and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.90</p></td><td><p>£1.48</p></td><td><p>£1.39</p></td><td><p>£1.10</p></td><td><p>£1.33</p></td><td><p>£2.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Lancashire and West Yorkshire</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.85</p></td><td><p>£1.91</p></td><td><p>£1.45</p></td><td><p>£1.33</p></td><td><p>£1.39</p></td><td><p>£2.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC North &amp; Opportunity North East </strong></p></td><td><p>£1.57</p></td><td><p>£1.29</p></td><td><p>£1.16</p></td><td><p>£0.74</p></td><td><p>£0.93</p></td><td><p>£3.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC North West London and South Central England</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.89</p></td><td><p>£1.62</p></td><td><p>£1.27</p></td><td><p>£1.33</p></td><td><p>£1.51</p></td><td><p>£3.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC South East and South London</strong></p></td><td><p>£2.18</p></td><td><p>£1.66</p></td><td><p>£1.43</p></td><td><p>£1.11</p></td><td><p>£1.63</p></td><td><p>£3.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSD South West</strong></p></td><td><p>£2.20</p></td><td><p>£1.98</p></td><td><p>£1.39</p></td><td><p>£1.59</p></td><td><p>£1.81</p></td><td><p>£3.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.90</p></td><td><p>£1.91</p></td><td><p>£1.15</p></td><td><p>£1.20</p></td><td><p>£1.67</p></td><td><p>£3.18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Staff Programme Costs*</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.08</p></td><td><p>£9.95</p></td><td><p>£14.68</p></td><td><p>£15.90</p></td><td><p>£16.31</p></td><td><p>£0.37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Full Time Equivalent staffing data for Regional Schools Commissioner teams 2016/2022 </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Full Time Equivalent Staff per Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY16/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY17/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY18/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY19/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY20/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY21/22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC East of England and North East London</strong></p></td><td><p>44.01</p></td><td><p>41.46</p></td><td><p>42.6</p></td><td><p>47.4</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>41.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC East Midlands and Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>46.99</p></td><td><p>59.93</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>51.4</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>49.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC Lancashire and West Yorkshire</strong></p></td><td><p>54.16</p></td><td><p>68.71</p></td><td><p>48.6</p></td><td><p>64.2</p></td><td><p>64.1</p></td><td><p>54.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC North &amp; Opportunity North East</strong></p></td><td><p>40.48</p></td><td><p>41.28</p></td><td><p>32.6</p></td><td><p>41.9</p></td><td><p>37.7</p></td><td><p>37.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC North West London and South Central England</strong></p></td><td><p>49.35</p></td><td><p>52.43</p></td><td><p>48.4</p></td><td><p>64.1</p></td><td><p>51.6</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC South East and South London</strong></p></td><td><p>54.19</p></td><td><p>58.52</p></td><td><p>42.4</p></td><td><p>61.7</p></td><td><p>54.8</p></td><td><p>52.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC South West</strong></p></td><td><p>54.66</p></td><td><p>55.59</p></td><td><p>53.7</p></td><td><p>67.2</p></td><td><p>59.2</p></td><td><p>58.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RSC West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>58.62</p></td><td><p>52.57</p></td><td><p>46.7</p></td><td><p>57.9</p></td><td><p>58.6</p></td><td><p>56.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In July 2022, the creation of Regions Group within the department led to the replacement of the RSC role with Regional Directors, with a broader remit for the delivery of special educational needs and disabilities support and children’s social care improvement and interventions in their regions alongside their role in relation to academies and free schools. The regional structures were also re-organised to align with geographical boundaries of English regions. This data is therefore not directly comparable to the previous years.</p><p><strong>Workforce actual spend data for Regional Director teams 2022/2024</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Workforce Actual Spend Data for Regional Director Teams 2022 – 2024 (Millions of GBP)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Workforce Actual</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Workforce Actual (at end of Feb 2024)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2022/23 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2023/24 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>£2.70</p></td><td><p>£3.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>£3.60</p></td><td><p>£3.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - London</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.06</p></td><td><p>£3.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - North East</strong></p></td><td><p>£2.47</p></td><td><p>£2.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - North West</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.44</p></td><td><p>£4.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - South East</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.04</p></td><td><p>£3.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - South West</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.34</p></td><td><p>£4.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.26</p></td><td><p>£3.91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>£4.00</p></td><td><p>£3.89</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Full Time Equivalent staffing data for Regional Director teams 2022/2024</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Full Time Equivalent Staff per Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY22/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY23/24 (Actual FTE at end of Feb 24)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>47.7</p></td><td><p>54.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>53.0</p></td><td><p>65.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - London</strong></p></td><td><p>55.6</p></td><td><p>56.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - North East</strong></p></td><td><p>38.3</p></td><td><p>33.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - North West</strong></p></td><td><p>76.2</p></td><td><p>80.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - South East</strong></p></td><td><p>62.8</p></td><td><p>61.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - South West</strong></p></td><td><p>66.3</p></td><td><p>78.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>69.7</p></td><td><p>70.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regional Directorate - Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>62.7</p></td><td><p>71.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/04/2024 16:09:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1698983

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Religion: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to publish additional non-statutory guidance on religious education syllabus content in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Worthing West
	tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
	uin	20500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>Religious education (RE) is an important part of a school’s curriculum and can contribute to a young person’s personal, social, and academic development. When done well, it can develop children’s knowledge of British values and traditions, help them better understand those of other countries, and refine pupils’ ability to construct well-informed, balanced, and structured arguments. This is why RE remains a compulsory subject in all state-funded schools in England for each pupil up to the age of 18.</p><p>The department has no plans to publish additional non-statutory guidance on RE syllabus content in schools. The department’s policy is to allow RE curricula to be designed at a local level, whether this is through a locally agreed syllabus conference or by individual schools and academy trusts developing their own curricula. The department feels this is the most appropriate way for local demographics to be accounted for.</p><p>The department does however welcome the work that the Religious Education Council has done to assist curriculum developers by publishing its National Content Standard for RE in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/04/2024 16:03:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1698872

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the reasons for which some disabled children cannot (a) eat and (b) access free school meals; and whether she plans to make reasonable adjustments to free school meals to help disabled children to access them.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	20526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>All schools have duties under the Equality Act 2010 towards individual disabled children and young people, and they must make reasonable adjustments to prevent them being put at a substantial disadvantage. This means that a school cannot treat a pupil unfairly as a consequence of their disability.</p><p>As it relates to school food, the duty to make reasonable adjustments requires schools to tailor their provision to ensure that it is accessible to disabled pupils. Furthermore, this duty is anticipatory, and so schools need to actively consider whether any reasonable adjustments are needed in order to avoid any disadvantage that may otherwise occur.</p><p>The department has updated its existing guidance on free school meals to clarify schools’ duties to make reasonable adjustments for disabled children, and to support productive conversations between schools and parents about suitable food provision. The guidance can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65fdad5965ca2f00117da947/Free_school_meals.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65fdad5965ca2f00117da947/Free_school_meals.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/04/2024 13:23:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1698624

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason additional funding to cover increases in employers’ pension contributions will not be provided to existing non-local authority Music Education Hubs beyond the current academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	20367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the ongoing Music Hubs investment programme, Arts Council England informed potential bidders on 15 June 2023 that Department for Education funding from September 2024 would be made up of the revenue and capital grants only, and that there would be no additional ring-fenced top-up funding to support teacher pensions from this point on. Indicative allocations for both revenue and capital were also published for the 2024/25 academic year as part of the investment programme information.</p><p> </p><p>The department understands that this will be an adjustment for music education organisations that have received top-up funding in the past and that is why the department has given both incumbent and potential new Hub Lead Organisations (HLOs) over 12 months’ notice of this intention so that this can be carefully planned for well in advance.</p><p> </p><p>Following the conclusion of the current Music Hubs competition, due to be announced next month, the department will work with Arts Council England to set final grant allocations for the newly competed HLOs that take over from September 2024. As part of this work, due consideration will be given to additional pension pressures due to the forthcoming increase in employer contribution to the Teacher Pension Scheme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 20363 question first answered 16/04/2024 13:17:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1698619

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to independent music education hubs on the removal of additional top-up funding for pension contributions from September 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	20363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the ongoing Music Hubs investment programme, Arts Council England informed potential bidders on 15 June 2023 that Department for Education funding from September 2024 would be made up of the revenue and capital grants only, and that there would be no additional ring-fenced top-up funding to support teacher pensions from this point on. Indicative allocations for both revenue and capital were also published for the 2024/25 academic year as part of the investment programme information.</p><p> </p><p>The department understands that this will be an adjustment for music education organisations that have received top-up funding in the past and that is why the department has given both incumbent and potential new Hub Lead Organisations (HLOs) over 12 months’ notice of this intention so that this can be carefully planned for well in advance.</p><p> </p><p>Following the conclusion of the current Music Hubs competition, due to be announced next month, the department will work with Arts Council England to set final grant allocations for the newly competed HLOs that take over from September 2024. As part of this work, due consideration will be given to additional pension pressures due to the forthcoming increase in employer contribution to the Teacher Pension Scheme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 20367 question first answered 16/04/2024 13:17:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1699136

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will update guidance for schools on mitigating poor air quality.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	20744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The department takes the health, safety and wellbeing of school users very seriously. ‘Building Bulletin 101’, published by the department, provides non-statutory guidance on ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bulletin-101-ventilation-for-school-buildings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bulletin-101-ventilation-for-school-buildings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance on ventilation is included in the ‘Good Estate Management for Schools’ guidance, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools/health-and-safety" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/good-estate-management-for-schools/health-and-safety</a>. The department has also produced operational guidance on using CO2 monitors and managing ventilation, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-co-monitors-and-air-cleaning-units-in-education-and-care-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-co-monitors-and-air-cleaning-units-in-education-and-care-settings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department regularly reviews its guidance to ensure that it aligns with best practice and industry standards, to deliver high-quality school environments.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/04/2024 12:54:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1699083

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Non-teaching Staff: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with (a) local authorities and (b) academy trusts on increasing the level of pay above the statutory minimum wage for non-teaching staff in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Bosworth
	tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
	uin	20787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The government has given schools the freedom to set pay and conditions for support staff according to their own circumstances.</p><p>Local government employees, including school support staff, are covered by the National Joint Council terms and conditions, known as the Green Book. Most schools, including academies, use the local government pay scales in conjunction with the Green Book.</p><p>The pay scales are set through negotiations between the Local Government Association, which represents the employer, and local government trade unions (UNISON, Unite, and the GMB), which represent the employee. Central government does not have any formal role in these matters.</p><p>For the lowest pay scale, there has been an increase of 22% over the two years since April 2021, to £11.59 an hour. This is above the current national living wage of £10.42 an hour.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/04/2024 12:49:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1698882

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the School Admissions Code.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	20490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The School Admissions Code (the Code) exists to ensure that places in all state-funded schools are allocated in a fair and transparent manner. Admission authorities for all state-funded schools are required to comply with the requirements of the Code and related admissions law.</p><p> </p><p>The latest version of the Code came into force on 1 September 2021. The department keeps the provisions of the Code under review to ensure they continue to remain fit for purpose, however there are currently no plans to change the Code.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/04/2024 12:43:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1698982

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her Department has allocated to support teachers through (a) subject knowledge enhancement courses for trainees, (b) Oak National Academy Resources (i) planned and (ii) existing, (c) subject hubs, (d) support for level 3 provision and (d) bursaries and other support for continuing professional development for (A) maths and numeracy, (B) English and literacy, (C) science, (D) music, (E) history and (F) Religious Education in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Worthing West
	tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
	uin	20499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>Teachers are the foundation of the education system; there are no great schools without great teachers. The quality of teaching is the single most important in-school factor for improving pupil outcomes. This is particularly important for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p>The department is creating a world class teacher development system, which builds from Initial Teacher Training (ITT), through to early career support, specialisation, and onto school leadership. The funding breakdown requested over the last five years is included in the attached table. The department is providing support across a range of subjects via a network of hubs that help build teacher capability and pupil access to subjects. This focuses on support for teachers in schools and extends to sixth form provision in some schools.</p><p>In addition to this funding, in 2021, as part of the government’s long term recovery plan, £184 million of new funding was allocated to enable teachers employed at state-funded organisations to access fully funded training scholarships for National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for three years until the end of the 2023/24 academic year. This includes two specialist NPQs in Leading Literacy (NPQLL) and the NPQ in Leading Primary Mathematics (NPQLPM). In March 2024, the government announced scholarship funding for NPQs for the October 2024 cohort. This includes a guarantee that the NPQLPM will be fully funded until October 2025 to further expand teaching of mathematics mastery approaches through primary education.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/04/2024 12:35:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds attachment 1 file name 20499_Teacher_Funding_Breakdown_Table.xlsx title 20499_Teacher_Funding_Breakdown_Table
	tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1698874

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Nuisance Calls: Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of threatening calls that were made to schools in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the UK in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	20558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>Schools in England do not have a legal requirement to report to the department threats that are received via phone calls. However, schools are expected to have policies and procedures in place to handle these situations. The procedures may include reporting threats to local authorities and the police, this depends on the nature and severity of the threat. Schools may also choose to inform the relevant authorities as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety and security of students and staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/04/2024 12:25:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell