AQW 41703/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail when the draft statutory guidance on restrictive practice in schools will be put out to public consultation.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 3 March 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 3 March 2026
- Answer due by
- 19 March 2026
- Answered
- 13 March 202610 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department has launched a public consultation on the draft ‘Restrictive Interventions: Guidance for Educational Settings’. The consultation runs from 12 March to 4 June 2026.
Further details of the consultation are available on the Department’s website Consultations | Department of Education (education-ni.gov.uk).