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Association of Colleges

Meetings with ministers

21

In the last 12 months

6

Different ministers

9

Lobbying firms used

1

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
4 March 2026Jacqui SmithDfEQualification Reform Roundtable
19 February 2026Jacqui SmithDfEBriefing ahead of publication of the Schools White Paper (SWP) and SEND Consultation Document
14 January 2026Georgia GouldDfEBriefing and consultation for a live broadcast on SEND
13 January 2026Jacqui SmithDfEPost-16 SEND Reforms Roundtable
4 December 2025Andrew WesternDWPTo communicate DWP�s transformation ambitions to a wider public?sector audience
3 December 2025Jacqui SmithDfELife Long Learning Steering Group
17 September 2025Jacqui SmithDfECatch-up with CEO of Association of Colleges
21 August 2025Catherine McKinnellDfEStakeholder Call to discuss Results Day
13 June 2025Jacqui SmithDfEMeeting with key stakeholder ahead of spending review publication
21 May 2025Jacqui SmithDfETo discuss upcoming School Teachers' Review Body recommendation regarding teachers' pay
12 May 2025Jacqui SmithDfETo discuss Immigration White Paper
10 April 2025Miatta FahnbullehDESNZRoundtable discussion on skills and workforce capacity ahead of the Warm Homes Plan
7 April 2025Ed MilibandDESNZMeeting of the DESNZ/DWP Clean Energy Workforce Forum to discuss skills and workforce needs in the clean energy sector
31 March 2025Sarah JonesDESNZMeeting of the Office of Clean Energy Jobs Roundtable to discuss the Clean Energy Workforce Strategy with Trade Union General Secretaries
31 March 2025Ed MilibandDESNZMeeting of the Office of Clean Energy Jobs Roundtable to discuss the Clean Energy Workforce Strategy with Trade Union General Secretaries
29 January 2025Philip HuntDESNZRoundtable to discuss the routes into the nuclear sector, nuclear skills plan and current nuclear skills landscape
22 January 2025Ed MilibandDESNZMeeting of the Clean Energy Skills Forum to discuss the barriers for skills development in clean energy industries
20 January 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfEA meeting with employer organisations, unions and the Department on Improving Education Together
12 December 2024Jacqui SmithDfERoundtable on qualifications reform
14 November 2024Jacqui SmithDfETo discuss the vision for the Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy
21 October 2024Jacqui SmithDfEInaugural meeting of the new Skills Advisory Group to introduce the Minister, discuss the purpose of the groups and to give updates on skills reform and discuss the Skills England report

Consultant lobbying firms

  • Arden Strategies Limited
    July to September 2025
About these records. Each row is one entry in a minister’s published meetings return, so a meeting with two ministers appears once for each. Dates and purposes are shown as the department published them. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.