AQW 41140/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the current membership of the working group on Restrictive Practices; and (ii) the number of times the group has met, in the last two years.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 20 February 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 20 February 2026
- Answer due by
- 9 March 2026
- Answered
- 3 March 202611 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
(i) Membership of the Restraint and Seclusion Working Group is as follows:
The Department of Education
The Education & Training Inspectorate (ETI)
The Department of Health
The Department of Justice
The Education Authority
The Public Health Agency
(ii) In the last two years the Restraint and Seclusion Working Group met on the following dates to receive updates on the progress to develop draft guidance:
15 April 2025 – Joint meeting with the Restraint and Seclusion Reference Group (Neither the Department of Health nor the Public Health Agency attended this meeting)
10 May 2024 – Joint meeting with the Restraint and Seclusion Reference Group