Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 98578
Offences against Children: Young Offenders
Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department monitors local authority compliance with their duty under section 19 of the Education Act 1996 to provide suitable education without delay for children who are out of school following inciden
Answer
Josh MacAlisterUnder Section 19 of the Education Act 1996, local authorities must arrange suitable education for children of compulsory school age who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, would not otherwise receive it. This education should be full-time, or...
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