| Heading: |
Universities: Extracurricular Activities |
| Question ID: |
1805833 |
| UIN: |
54501 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5252 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Rachel Gilmour
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Rachel Gilmour
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a duty of care on universities in relation to extra-curricular activities carried out by affiliated student groups. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-05 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4698 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Janet Daby
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| Answering Member handle: |
JanetDaby
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JanetDaby
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| Answer text: |
The department’s position is that a duty of care in higher education (HE) may arise in certain circumstances. Such circumstances would be a matter for the courts to decide, based on the specific facts and context of the case being considered and will be d... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |