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Allergy safety in schools: speed read on what schools need to know about the new DfE guidance
10 Jul 2026The Department for Education (DfE) has published new guidance in relation to allergy safety in schools.
Managing data protection complaints in academies: navigating Section 164A and the three-stage complaints procedure
09 Jul 2026On 19 June 2026, Section 164A of the Data Protection Act 2018 introduced a formalised framework for how organisations, including schools, must handle data protection complaints. While the statutory requirements themselves are relatively procedural in nature, their interaction with existing school complaints frameworks, particularly the ISSR Part 7 parental complaints procedure, raises important practical questions.
In this article, we set out our view on how academies can most effectively manage these overlapping regimes, ensuring compliance while preserving fairness and operational efficiency.
DfE publishes revised guidance on suspensions and permanent exclusions
09 Jul 2026The Department for Education (DfE) has published a revised version of its statutory guidance Suspension and Permanent Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England, including pupil movement, which comes into force on 26 July 2026.
Managing data protection complaints in schools - navigating the Independent School standards
11 Jun 2026From 19 June 2026, Section 164A of the Data Protection Act 2018 introduces a formalised framework for how organisations, including schools, must handle data protection complaints. While the statutory requirements themselves are relatively procedural in nature, their interaction with existing school complaints frameworks, particularly the ISSR Part 7 parental complaints procedure, raises important practical questions.
In this article, we set out our view on how schools can most effectively manage these overlapping regimes, ensuring compliance while preserving fairness and operational efficiency.
Delegated healthcare activities and CQC compliance: where providers can get caught out
16 Mar 2026Recent commentary from the Care Quality Commission ("CQC") is a timely reminder that adult social care providers need clear local arrangements for delegated healthcare activities ("DHT"), particularly where services are registered for the regulated activity of personal care only and not for treatment of disease, disorder or injury ("TDDI").
Gender-questioning children under draft KCSIE 2026: a safeguarding perspective
24 Feb 2026The draft 2026 revision of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), if adopted, would introduce significant statutory changes in relation to gender-questioning children. Most notably, the Department for Education wishes to embed this content directly within KCSIE itself, rather than issuing standalone guidance.
