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The DfE expects that all children, regardless of their circumstances or the type of educational settings they attend, should expect to receive the same high standards of education and support.

The Department for Education (DfE) has released an updated version of its statutory guidance on Children Missing Education (CME), on 8 September 2025, following a sector-wide consultation in 2023 on improving support for children missing in education. This is statutory guidance which all academy trusts and governing bodies must have regard to.

Security preparedness and the staged implementation of 'Martyn's law' for educational settings is a current focus of the DfE. Here's how VWV can help.

Schools have a responsibility to ensure that their policies are up-to-date, compliant with current legislation and reflective of best practices. This is essential to maintain legal compliance, safeguard pupils and staff and to provide clear guidance for all.   

A landlord is not obliged to allow a tenant to surrender a commercial lease prior to the end of the contractual term. An option to break (i.e. the ability to end the lease early) incorporated within the lease is therefore a luxury many tenants simply cannot afford to lose.

Title indemnity insurance is a policy that protects property owners or lenders from financial loss resulting from defects or issues with the title to the property. Unlike regular insurance policies, title indemnity insurance covers you for potential past issues rather than future issues.