Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures effective oversight where safeguarding concerns are raised about independent schools.

All private schools are required to comply with the Independent School Standards (ISS), and schools that fail to meet the ISS at inspection are subject to regulatory action.

Information about regulatory and enforcement action can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulating-independent-schools. As part of meeting the standards all independent schools must have regard to statutory safeguarding guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2.