Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they last conducted a review on the operation of section 571 of the Education Act 1996.

The department has not conducted or published a formal review of Section 571 of the Education Act 1996.

The department endeavours to provide guidance to the sector, where necessary, in a timely and efficient manner. A collection of the department’s statutory guidance is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statutory-guidance-schools.