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This is not about silencing whistleblowers; it is about protecting families from harassment. In one case, Family A in Bradford was told repeatedly that if they did not comply with monitoring—which they had lawfully opted out of—relating to their home education, they would face social services referrals. Freedom of information data showed that the motive was not risk, but control. Another local authority has been known to issue over 100 school attendance orders in a single year, more than their statistical peers, suggesting there might be a personal or ideological agenda, not an impartial one.