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Department for Education: Skilled Workers

Asked by Mary GlindonLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 118508

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will (a) complete a full skills audit of staff within her Department and (b) share that audit with trade unions.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

The department supports 15 professions to which we encourage staff to align themselves, and we collect data monthly on the number of members of each. As part of the Government Skills Campus platform, which is currently in development, the department is exploring the most effective ways to capture the live skills of staff. The department will then seek to agree with trade unions an appropriate approach to sharing this data.

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