Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 57754
Home Education: Registration
Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Question
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat — Cheltenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of a children not in school register in preventing abuse of home schooled children.
Answer
Stephen MorganHome education is not an inherent safeguarding risk. However, some children who have been withdrawn from school under the guise of home education have been seriously harmed or died due to abuse or neglect, and action is needed.Compulsory ‘children not in ...
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