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To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the results of the 2026 national behaviour survey.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the results of the 2026 national behaviour survey.
The National Behaviour Survey (NBS) report will be published in spring 2027.
Findings that will appear in the NBS2026 are already, or will soon be, available via the Omnibus publications ‘Parent, pupil and learner voice: omnibus surveys for 2025 to 2026’ and ‘School and college voice: omnibus surveys for 2025 to 2026’.
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of prisoners in each ethnic group were subject to a disciplinary adjudication in the most recent year for which figures are available.
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of prisoners in each ethnic group were subject to a disciplinary adjudication in the most recent year for which figures are available.
The Adjudications Policy Framework must operate in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and seek to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
The information on the proportion of prisoners in each ethnic group who were subject to an adjudication is not centrally held. Providing a robust and meaningful assessment of the distribution of adjudications across ethnic groups among all prisoners held during this period would require development of new analysis across multiple datasets and the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
However, regular statistics are published on adjudication outcomes, broken down by ethnicity, in our quarterly Offender Management Statistics. These figures relate to the number of adjudication outcomes, rather than the number of individual prisoners who received an adjudication: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly. Information on the representation of different ethnic groups within the prison population is also regularly published within this release, for context to these statistics.
To ask His Majesty's Government what information they hold on whether prison adjudication procedures and penalties are used differentially for prisoners from different ethnic groups; and what assessment they have made of any disparities identified.
To ask His Majesty's Government what information they hold on whether prison adjudication procedures and penalties are used differentially for prisoners from different ethnic groups; and what assessment they have made of any disparities identified.
The Adjudications Policy Framework must operate in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and seek to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
The information on the proportion of prisoners in each ethnic group who were subject to an adjudication is not centrally held. Providing a robust and meaningful assessment of the distribution of adjudications across ethnic groups among all prisoners held during this period would require development of new analysis across multiple datasets and the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
However, regular statistics are published on adjudication outcomes, broken down by ethnicity, in our quarterly Offender Management Statistics. These figures relate to the number of adjudication outcomes, rather than the number of individual prisoners who received an adjudication: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly. Information on the representation of different ethnic groups within the prison population is also regularly published within this release, for context to these statistics.
Exclusions from schools in England have risen post-pandemic. This paper discusses trends, some potential causes, and related government policy.
Exclusions from schools in England have risen post-pandemic. This paper discusses trends, some potential causes, and related government policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on adapting physical and structured learning environments for pupils whose prefrontal cortex development has been impacted by trauma; and what steps she is taking to ensure that sensory and cognitive triggers do not lead to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on adapting physical and structured learning environments for pupils whose prefrontal cortex development has been impacted by trauma; and what steps she is taking to ensure that sensory and cognitive triggers do not lead to...
This government is committed to supporting local areas to create high-quality places that are suitable to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
To support this, we are investing at least £3.7 billion in high needs capital funding between 2025/26 and 2029/30, to support local authorities to provide places for children and young people with SEND, or who require alternative provision, across early years settings, schools, and colleges.
This funding is expected to fund a transformative expansion of inclusion bases, as well as adaptations to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of mainstream settings. It can also be used to create special school places for pupils with the most complex needs.
We have published dedicated Inclusive Education Estates Guidance to support local authorities and settings to identify high-impact adaptations in mainstream settings and enhance the inclusivity and accessibility of the physical environment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of school behaviour and reward systems on the needs of vulnerable pupils, including those affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences and neurodivergent conditions; and whether guidance will be issued to support more trauma...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of school behaviour and reward systems on the needs of vulnerable pupils, including those affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences and neurodivergent conditions; and whether guidance will be issued to support more trauma...
The department recognises that behaviour and reward systems should meet the needs of all pupils, including vulnerable pupils, those affected by adverse childhood experiences, and pupils with special educational needs and disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. The department’s ‘Behaviour in schools’ guidance supports schools to develop lawful, proportionate and reasonable behaviour policies that promote good behaviour while reflecting pupils’ individual needs and circumstances. The guidance is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-in-schools--2.
Schools must also comply with the Equality Act 2010 and the Education and Inspections Act 2006, including by making reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils and avoiding unlawful discrimination. Rewards and sanctions should be applied fairly and consistently, with appropriate adjustments for pupils with additional needs.
In the schools White Paper, ‘Every child achieving and thriving’, the department outlines plans to update the ‘Behaviour in schools’ guidance and publish refreshed, evidence-led behaviour resources, practical tools and case studies. This work provides an opportunity to consider how guidance can further support inclusive approaches to behaviour management.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review: Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, published in December 2025, and what steps they intend to take to hold the school to account for the practices highlighted in the report.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review: Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, published in December 2025, and what steps they intend to take to hold the school to account for the practices highlighted in the report.
The department takes the findings of the Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR) very seriously. Our role is to ensure schools meet their statutory duties and respond appropriately to independent reviews and enquiries. Schools must safeguard and promote the welfare of every child.
The Mossbourne Federation has committed to taking forward the LCSPR’s recommendations and has set up an Implementation Committee to oversee changes. The London Regional Director is meeting Mossbourne trustees regularly to review progress.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison rules were broken by prisoners in HMP Belmarsh in the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison rules were broken by prisoners in HMP Belmarsh in the last two years.
The information requested is not held centrally. |
My Lords, we welcome the evidence in this report, in particular the inclusion of the voices of children and young people. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act is a key step towards delivering the Government’s mission to break the link between young people’s background and their future success, and will deliver new measures to support children’s behaviour, well-being and protection. This sits alongside earlier support for children and families through our £2.4 billion families first partnership programme and our Best Start Family Hubs.
My Lords, we welcome the evidence in this report, in particular the inclusion of the voices of children and young people. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act is a key step towards delivering the Government’s mission to break the link between young people’s background and their future success, and will deliver new measures to support children’s behaviour, well-being and protection. This sits alongside earlier support for children and families through our £2.4 billion families first partnership programme and our Best Start Family Hubs.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the University College London report Physical punishment and child outcomes in the UK, published on 10 June, particularly its findings about the effect that hitting children has on their behaviour and wellbeing.
My Lords, we already know that regular physical punishment encourages children to bully other children and damages their relationship with their parents. The UCL research has now shown us that it also damages their educational attainment and future prospects. When will the Government take not just a small step but follow the example of Wales and Scotland and dozens of other countries and give children equal protection under the law of assault as the adults around them have? The Government plan to protect children from online harms. How about protecting them in their own homes?
My Lords, we already know that regular physical punishment encourages children to bully other children and damages their relationship with their parents. The UCL research has now shown us that it also damages their educational attainment and future prospects. When will the Government take not just a small step but follow the example of Wales and Scotland and dozens of other countries and give children equal protection under the law of assault as the adults around them have? The Government plan to protect children from online harms. How about protecting them in their own homes?
The UCL research is interesting. I note that UCL itself says that the analysis does not necessarily prove causality, although it does demonstrate correlation. The action that this Government are taking is not a small step, including as it does the reform of the children’s social care system and considerable investment in the Best Start Family Hubs programme to support children and parents with some of the difficult decisions and issues that any of us who have parented know that we will face. That strikes me as being a quite important development, very well invested in, in this country.
The UCL research is interesting. I note that UCL itself says that the analysis does not necessarily prove causality, although it does demonstrate correlation. The action that this Government are taking is not a small step, including as it does the reform of the children’s social care system and considerable investment in the Best Start Family Hubs programme to support children and parents with some of the difficult decisions and issues that any of us who have parented know that we will face. That strikes me as being a quite important development, very well invested in, in this country.
The UCL research is interesting. I note that UCL itself says that the analysis does not necessarily prove causality, although it does demonstrate correlation. The action that this Government are taking is not a small step, including as it does the reform of the children’s social care system and considerable investment in the Best Start Family Hubs programme to support children and parents with some of the difficult decisions and issues that any of us who have parented know that we will face. That strikes me as being a quite important development, very well invested in, in this country.
My Lords, we already know that regular physical punishment encourages children to bully other children and damages their relationship with their parents. The UCL research has now shown us that it also damages their educational attainment and future prospects. When will the Government take not just a small step but follow the example of Wales and Scotland and dozens of other countries and give children equal protection under the law of assault as the adults around them have? The Government plan to protect children from online harms. How about protecting them in their own homes?
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on her lifelong professional commitment to children and young people. Might doubters in England be persuaded if we explored replacing the common-law defence of reasonable chastisement with a statutory defence of reasonable restraint of a child?
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on her lifelong professional commitment to children and young people. Might doubters in England be persuaded if we explored replacing the common-law defence of reasonable chastisement with a statutory defence of reasonable restraint of a child?
The point I am trying to make is that, even if you look at the evidence in Scotland and Wales, I am not sure that changes to the specifics of the law around reasonable punishment are the most important and effective way to protect children and to support parents in not resorting to physical punishment of their children. The steps that this Government are taking are more profound and more effective than a change in the law would be.
The point I am trying to make is that, even if you look at the evidence in Scotland and Wales, I am not sure that changes to the specifics of the law around reasonable punishment are the most important and effective way to protect children and to support parents in not resorting to physical punishment of their children. The steps that this Government are taking are more profound and more effective than a change in the law would be.
The point I am trying to make is that, even if you look at the evidence in Scotland and Wales, I am not sure that changes to the specifics of the law around reasonable punishment are the most important and effective way to protect children and to support parents in not resorting to physical punishment of their children. The steps that this Government are taking are more profound and more effective than a change in the law would be.
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on her lifelong professional commitment to children and young people. Might doubters in England be persuaded if we explored replacing the common-law defence of reasonable chastisement with a statutory defence of reasonable restraint of a child?
My Lords, do the Government recognise that this report shows quite clearly the link between a failure to protect children from abuse and poor outcomes for those children? If parents who are not coping with parenting are to access family hubs and all the other support services, the law has to give a clear message that children should not be assaulted. You cannot assault an adult repeatedly; therefore, you should not be damaging a child’s life chances by repeatedly assaulting the child.
My Lords, do the Government recognise that this report shows quite clearly the link between a failure to protect children from abuse and poor outcomes for those children? If parents who are not coping with parenting are to access family hubs and all the other support services, the law has to give a clear message that children should not be assaulted. You cannot assault an adult repeatedly; therefore, you should not be damaging a child’s life chances by repeatedly assaulting the child.
The law in this country gives the strong message that it is wrong to assault a child. The clear advice from government is that it is wrong to use physical punishment against a child. What is more, we are providing the support necessary to help parents to address that. We are investing in the capacity of social care to be able to identify where neglect and abuse has happened in families. We are investing in earlier intervention through the families first partnership programme. The question is whether the appropriate thing to do at this moment is to focus on changing the law. That is not our priority.
The law in this country gives the strong message that it is wrong to assault a child. The clear advice from government is that it is wrong to use physical punishment against a child. What is more, we are providing the support necessary to help parents to address that. We are investing in the capacity of social care to be able to identify where neglect and abuse has happened in families. We are investing in earlier intervention through the families first partnership programme. The question is whether the appropriate thing to do at this moment is to focus on changing the law. That is not our priority.
The law in this country gives the strong message that it is wrong to assault a child. The clear advice from government is that it is wrong to use physical punishment against a child. What is more, we are providing the support necessary to help parents to address that. We are investing in the capacity of social care to be able to identify where neglect and abuse has happened in families. We are investing in earlier intervention through the families first partnership programme. The question is whether the appropriate thing to do at this moment is to focus on changing the law. That is not our priority.
My Lords, do the Government recognise that this report shows quite clearly the link between a failure to protect children from abuse and poor outcomes for those children? If parents who are not coping with parenting are to access family hubs and all the other support services, the law has to give a clear message that children should not be assaulted. You cannot assault an adult repeatedly; therefore, you should not be damaging a child’s life chances by repeatedly assaulting the child.
My Lords, I turn to the point mentioned by my noble friend Lady Walmsley about the experiences of Scotland and Wales. Have the Government looked at the assessments that have been made by those Governments on safeguarding and the number of incidents reported to them of harm to young children?
My Lords, I turn to the point mentioned by my noble friend Lady Walmsley about the experiences of Scotland and Wales. Have the Government looked at the assessments that have been made by those Governments on safeguarding and the number of incidents reported to them of harm to young children?
We have looked, for example, at the Welsh report on the implementation of the abolition of the defence of reasonable punishment in Wales. As I said, the report is on the implementation of the law rather than the outcomes achieved by it. It highlights the importance of professional confidence, inter-agency collaboration and widely available parenting support. As I have already identified, those are all things in which we are investing considerable amounts of money in England and where we have taken action through legislation to transform the social care system so as to prioritise them.
We have looked, for example, at the Welsh report on the implementation of the abolition of the defence of reasonable punishment in Wales. As I said, the report is on the implementation of the law rather than the outcomes achieved by it. It highlights the importance of professional confidence, inter-agency collaboration and widely available parenting support. As I have already identified, those are all things in which we are investing considerable amounts of money in England and where we have taken action through legislation to transform the social care system so as to prioritise them.
We have looked, for example, at the Welsh report on the implementation of the abolition of the defence of reasonable punishment in Wales. As I said, the report is on the implementation of the law rather than the outcomes achieved by it. It highlights the importance of professional confidence, inter-agency collaboration and widely available parenting support. As I have already identified, those are all things in which we are investing considerable amounts of money in England and where we have taken action through legislation to transform the social care system so as to prioritise them.
My Lords, I turn to the point mentioned by my noble friend Lady Walmsley about the experiences of Scotland and Wales. Have the Government looked at the assessments that have been made by those Governments on safeguarding and the number of incidents reported to them of harm to young children?