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Extracurricular Activities: Vetting

Answer

This government is committed to safeguarding children and protecting them from harm across all extracurricular activities.

These activities often take place within out-of-school settings, however, some are run directly by schools and, if so, the schools’ existing child protection and safeguarding arrangements will apply, as set out in ‘Keeping children safe in education’.

Where extracurricular activities do take place in out-of-school settings, we believe that the majority of providers sufficiently deliver safe and enriching education and activities. However, to ensure that this is the case for all, the department launched a call for evidence on 29 May 2025 to better understand current practice and invite views on possible approaches to further strengthen safeguarding.

We are currently analysing responses and given the significance of the issue, this analysis is being supported by independent external analysts.

The department intends to supplement the call for evidence with further engagement, including through focus groups with parents and smaller providers, and sector roundtables with safeguarding experts, national governing bodies and other community representatives, prior to issuing a full response.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

112589

Session

2024-26

Grouped for answer

Yes

Transferred

Yes

Subjects

Children Extracurricular activities Protection Vetting

Link

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