To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what powers (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) have to impose administrative penalties; what the statutory basis is for each such power; and how much (i) his Department and its predecessor and (ii) each of its NDPBs have recovered in administrative penalties in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. (309260)

The Department (like its predecessor) has no powers to impose administrative penalties.

None of the Department’s NDPBs has powers to impose administrative penalties.

Neither the Department, its predecessor, nor any of its NDPBs has therefore recovered any sum by way of administrative penalties.