AQW 16872/22-27

Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley

Tabled Date: 16/10/2024
Answered On Date: 21/10/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education when updated statutory guidance on restrictive practices will be published.

Answer:

A public consultation on draft statutory guidance on the Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings closed on the 10 November 2023. I have now considered analysis from the responses to the consultation and asked officials to work with stakeholders to revise and refine the draft guidance, reflecting on the issues raised.

This is a challenging and complex issue and there are many diverging opinions which need to be carefully considered. Subject to timely progress it is anticipated that statutory guidance will be published

in the 2024/25 school year.