Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 36779
Children: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 29 March 2025
Question
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat — St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making tutoring available to children who are temporarily out of school as a result of moving out of area to seek refuge from domestic violence.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellUnder section 19 of the Education Act 1996, local authorities must arrange suitable full-time education for children of compulsory school age who would not receive suitable education without such provision. This applies whether the child is on the admissi...
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