Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when advice will be issued to schools and initial teacher training (ITT) providers about (1) new child safety requirements relating to childcare settings, and (2) the extent to which ITT providers are allowed to share information relating to Disclosure and Barring Service checks with partner schools.

The ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’ statutory guidance was issued in February 2015. All initial teacher training (ITT) providers should have regard to this guidance when placing students in relevant childcare settings.

The Department for Education is currently reviewing the statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This will include an update regarding the information that providers can share with schools in relation to non-salaried trainees.