| Heading: |
Pupils: Periods |
| Question ID: |
1742239 |
| UIN: |
HL2609 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4167 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Benjamin
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| Asking Member handle: |
floellabenjamin
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@floellabenjamin
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to schools about policies of giving girls detention or suspension for using the toilet outside break time when they have their periods. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-02 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
269 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answer text: |
The advice on standards for school premises (2015) is clear that suitable toilet and washing facilities must be provided for the sole use of pupils. It is for schools to find reasonable ways, in accordance with the law, to balance every child’s right to a... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |