A question on #Schools #Complaints tabled by Sir Julian Smith on 21-05-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Schools: Complaints
Question ID: 1804997
UIN: 53850
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-21
Asking Member ID: 4118
Asking Member display name: Sir Julian Smith
Asking Member handle: JulianSmithuk
Asking Member Twitter reference: @JulianSmithuk
Member interest: true
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on reform of the parental complaints process to include mandatory mediation.
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Date answered: 2025-06-05
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4125
Answering Member display name: Catherine McKinnell
Answering Member handle: CMcKinnellMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @CMcKinnellMP
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Answer text: It is important that parents and carers have the right to raise complaints with schools and feel they are able to do this and have their concerns heard and addressed by schools. Schools are required to have a complaints policy in place and to act in compl...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true