Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 1289
Schools: Absenteeism
Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024
Named DayQuestion
Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) — York Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) children and (b) young people not in school; and if she will commission a review into the reasons behind such absences.
Answer
Stephen MorganThe government is committed to taking steps to better understand how many children of compulsory school age in England are not in school. Beginning October 2022, aggregate data on children in elective home education (EHE) and children missing education (C...
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