Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 20719
Home Education
Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 2 January 2025
Question
Luke Murphy
Labour — Basingstoke
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the recording and monitoring of the number of children being home-schooled in England; and whether her Department has identified any gaps in this data coll
Answer
Stephen MorganKeeping children safe is an absolute priority for the government.The department’s elective home education data collection shows that in autumn 2024, local authorities reported 111,700 children in home education. While this data collection is mandatory for...
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