PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Pupils: Health (11 December 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that all children in state schools who have medical conditions have individual healthcare plans.
Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
Answer
Since September 2014, schools have been subject to a duty, under Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014, to support pupils with medical conditions, and to follow statutory guidance.
The guidance sets out that school governing boards should ensure that schools develop a policy for supporting pupils with medical conditions. It also states that governing boards should ensure that the school’s policy covers the role of individual healthcare plans, and who is responsible for their development.
Answered by:
Sir Robert Goodwill (Conservative)
14 December 2017
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