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Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 4 August 2026UIN 12864

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has produced a Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Children Not in School register provisions in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act.

Answered by Paul Waugh

The department is conducting a Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Children Not in School registers provisions in the Act. However, the assessment cannot be completed until the statutory guidance, which we intend to publicly consult on, and secondary legislation is settled.

The department is continuing to engage with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the assessment to ensure that all data protection risks have been identified and mitigated before any processing of data begins.

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