Consultation outcome

Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 14 December 2017
• Last updated: 17 May 2018 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

Keeping children safe in education: consultation response

Ref: DFE-00154-2018 PDF, 349 KB, 44 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.

See the new guidance that comes into effect from 3 September 2018.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance 'Keeping children safe in education'.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
5pm on 14 December 2017 to 11:45pm on 22 February 2018

Consultation description

We are seeking views on:

• revisions to ‘Keeping children safe in education’, the statutory guidance that sets out what schools and colleges should do and the legal duties with which they must comply to keep children safe
• new advice on sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges

Following this consultation, the government proposes to update and replace the current statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education 2016’. The government will also consider revising the advice on sexual violence and sexual harassment.

Published 14 December 2017
Last updated 17 May 2018 + show all updates

1. 17 May 2018

   Added consultation response.

2. 14 December 2017

   First published.