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Written question asked by David TC Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 June 2019. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Friday, 14 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Pupils: Transgender People

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to schools on handling allegations of misgendering of pupils.

Answer

​The Department has published guidance to help schools understand how the Equality Act affects them and how to fulfil their duties under the Act. This includes a duty on schools not to discriminate unlawfully due to the protected characteristic of gender reassignment. The guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools.

As part of the Government’s LGBT Action Plan, the Department has committed to ensuring that schools have access to the guidance they need to support LGBT pupils. This includes a commitment to updating the Equality Act guidance. Also, in the LGBT Action Plan is a commitment that Government Equalities Office will work with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to publish comprehensive guidance for schools on how to support transgender pupils.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
260600
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Pupils Transgender people
Link
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