Department For Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is publicly consulting on the most appropriate approach for delivering minimum service levels (MSLs) for education services.
Any minimum service levels regulations we might implement following the consultation would applyon days when strike action is taking place in education services, and help minimise disruption to children and learners across education settings.
If introduced, regulations would be brought forward under the powers provided to the Secretary of State in the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023.
The Strikes Act amends the legal framework around industrial action by giving the Secretary of State the power to set? MSLs?for certain key services, including education.
The consultation was updated at 17:37 on 28 November, after the identification of word limits in some questions.
All responses submitted up until that time remain valid and will be taken into account.
The changes to the survey include:
- allowing more characters for free text responses
- adding the ability to select not applicable or no preference in response to some questions
- ensuring early years, schools, and further education respondents can skip the higher education questions
If you feel these changes would have altered your response, we invite you to resubmit your response by 30 January 2024.
If the changes do not affect your response, no action is required and all responses will be considered as normal.