AQW 25713/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 12/11/2021
Answered On Date: 22/11/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of incidents of (i) bullying; and (ii) alleged bullying, recorded in schools since the Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 came into operation on 1 September 2021, broken down by constituency.

Answer:

This information is not held by my Department.

The Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 does not place a requirement on schools to report incidences of bullying to my Department or the Education Authority.

The information is held by schools.