AQW 40509/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans in place to develop an adult safeguarding policy within his Department.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 12 February 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 12 February 2026
- Answer due by
- 27 February 2026
- Answered
- 16 February 20264 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Officials are developing a refreshed and strengthened ‘Safeguarding in Education Guidance’ document, and it is intended that this will set out clear expectations for adult safeguarding in education.
The Education Authority are also undertaking operational policy development in respect of adult safeguarding and officials will continue to engage with officers in respect of the outworkings of how schools are supported to implement this.