HC Deb 20 October 2003 vol 411 cc424-5W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many teachers and schools within each education and library board participated in multi-disciplinary training for child protection(a) from 1 April 1993 to 31 March 2003 and (b) from 1 April 2003 to 31 August 2003; [132215]

(2) how many teachers and schools within each education and library board are participating in multidisciplinary teaching for child protection. [132216]

Jane Kennedy

Training for teachers in child protection is not multi-disciplinary. It is provided by the Education and Library Boards and is focused on the particular needs of teachers and schools. Multi-disciplinary training has been offered by the Health and Social Services Trusts but information is not available on which teachers may have attended this.