Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the Defence School of Policing and Guarding’s OFSTED rating to Outstanding.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the highest standards of training and welfare across all its establishments including the Defence School of Police and Security (DSPS), formerly the Defence School of Police and Guarding, and its efforts to achieve an Outstanding Ofsted rating.

The DSPS was inspected by Ofsted in March 2024, which resulted in a GOOD rating, with four key recommendations for improvement. The Combined Individual Training Assurance Team (CITAT) has since worked with the DSPS to address these areas, and significant progress has been made.

Actions have included improving infrastructure and trainee facilities, enhancing IT access, reducing staff workload through reorganisation and additional personnel, and revising the trainee leave policy.