questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether multiple whistleblowing disclosures relating to the same academy trust are routinely (a) cross-referenced and (b) reviewed collectively by her Department; what (i) thresholds and (ii) criteria are used to trigger further scrutiny, investigation and intervention in response to such disclosure; how safeguarding-related whistleblowing concerns within academy trusts are monitored and assessed at a national level; and what steps her Department takes to ensure appropriate oversight, transparency and accountability in cases where concerns involve senior leadership within academy trusts.
answerText: The department reviews each whistleblowing disclosure about academy trusts individually and assigns it to teams with relevant expertise. Related disclosures about the same trust are cross‑referenced, and systems track previous cases. A single regional tea...
heading: Academies: Disclosure of Information