language: en · last checked: 2026-10-12

Northern Ireland

Instruments that bind Northern Ireland only. Education and child protection are devolved: guidance issued by the Department of Education (DE) applies to education settings in Northern Ireland, and England's instruments under state/eng/ do not. UK-wide law (the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018) sits at nat/gb/.

Contents

• child-protection-safeguarding-education/ — Child Protection and Safeguarding in Education: Guidance for Schools and Education Settings (DE Circular 2026/17): the Designated Teacher and respond / record / refer (NI Child Protection and Safeguarding in Education)