Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer 22328 to the question tabled by the Hon. Member for Torbay, published on 5th October 2026, what legal and regulatory requirements must private adult skills providers which do not receive government funding comply with.

Providers which do not receive government funding are not subject to the department's funding rules or funding agreements.

However, such providers must comply with any relevant legal and regulatory requirements that apply to their activities. Depending on the nature of the provision offered, these may include health and safety legislation, equality legislation, consumer protection law, data protection requirements, safeguarding obligations where they work with children or vulnerable adults, and, where applicable, the requirements of awarding organisations and qualifications regulators.