Source · Select Committee · House of Commons
Education Committee
Scrutinises: Department for Education
128 reports
964 conclusions & recs
37 govt responses
3 overdue
Government Response
Accepted: 230
Accepted in Part: 71
Acknowledged: 102
Deferred: 118
Not Addressed: 53
Rejected: 51
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEND White Paper Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 24 Mar 2026 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 6 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Teacher Recruitment, Training and Retention Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 25 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| Reading for Pleasure Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 23 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| Early Years: Improving Support for Children and Families Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 4 Sep 2025 | — | — | — |
| School Attendance Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 8 Jul 2025 | — | — | — |
| Curriculum and Assessment Review Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 23 Apr 2025 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment Hearing: The Chair of The Office for Students (OfS) Pre-appointment hearing | Evidence/session | Open | 10 Feb 2025 | — | — | — |
| The Work of the Department for Education Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 1 Jan 2025 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 5 Dec 2024 | — | — | — |
| Reform of level 3 qualifications Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 18 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Children’s Commissioner for England Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 11 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| Music hubs Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| Disabled students’ allowance Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| Impact of industrial action on university students Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Unsafe concrete in education settings Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Sep 2023 | — | — | — |
| Government plans for Maths to 18 and Schools Funding Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Jul 2023 | — | — | — |
| Accountability hearing with Ofsted on children’s social care and safeguarding Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 17 Mar 2023 | — | — | — |
| Child exploitation and county lines Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Feb 2023 | — | — | — |
| Government proposals for compulsory maths to age 18 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Jan 2023 | — | — | — |
| Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 Nov 2022 | — | — | — |
| Exam results 2022 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Sep 2022 | — | — | — |
| Free speech and research content in English universities Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 Aug 2022 | — | — | — |
| Children’s Services and the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 14 Jun 2022 | — | — | — |
| The Government’s SEND Review Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 May 2022 | — | — | — |
| Universities and Higher Education Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 Mar 2022 | — | — | — |
| Mental health and wellbeing Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Feb 2022 | — | — | — |
| Education challenges facing children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Dec 2021 | — | — | — |
| Universities and the pandemic Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 11 Oct 2021 | — | — | — |
| COVID-19 and the vaccination of children Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 Sep 2021 | — | — | — |
| Summer results 2021 and arrangements for 2022 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 31 Aug 2021 | — | — | — |
| Education Recovery Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 23 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Safeguarding in Schools Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Regional Schools Commissioners Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Apr 2021 | — | — | — |
| Funding and financial management of schools Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 Feb 2021 | — | — | — |
| Exams 2021 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 3 Dec 2020 | — | — | — |
| Further Education White Paper Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 2 Sep 2020 | — | — | — |
| Accountability hearings Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 17 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Apprenticeship Levy Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 4 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Adult skills and lifelong learning inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 9 Jul 2019 | — | — | — |
| Knife crime inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 19 Mar 2019 | — | — | — |
| Opportunity areas inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Mar 2019 | — | — | — |
| Fourth Industrial Revolution Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 22 Apr 2018 | — | — | — |
| Education in the north inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Feb 2018 | — | — | — |
| Accountability hearings Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Sep 2017 | — | — | — |
| Integrity of public examinations inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Sep 2017 | — | — | — |
| School funding reform inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 31 Jan 2017 | — | — | — |
| Fostering inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 Sep 2016 | — | — | — |
| Post-16 education area reviews inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Jul 2016 | — | — | — |