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School Support Staff Negotiating Body: Public Appointments

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 11 July 2025UIN 64833

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether appointments to the School Support Staff Negotiating Body will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair appointment will be classified as a Significant Appointment.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

The Chair of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body will be appointed in line with normal practice and the Governance Code on Public Appointments with guidance from the department’s Public Appointments Team.

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