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Lords · Question HL947 · Tabled 10 Sep 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 26 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Storey
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing number of pupils being educated at home.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 26 Sep 2024
The department has collected local authority data on electively home-educated children from local authorities in England since autumn 2022. The most recent published figures show an estimated 92,000 children in home education on the October 2023 census, w...