Member

On Amendment 248, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Wei, and Amendment 264, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, which attempt to make how time is recorded on registers less prescriptive, notwithstanding what I have said about hours and the nature of time used in home education, not having some guidance would lead to inconsistencies across registers. The onus would be on parents and individual local authorities to determine how they define or estimate time, which would lead to reporting differences and discrepancies. In turn, this would make it difficult for the Secretary of State to take a holistic view of the education that is taking place on national and local levels and identify where support and policy development would be most effectively focused.