Pupils: Absenteeism
Commons · Question 118301 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities experiencing increases in children missing education, including Lancashire County Council.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 12 Mar 2026
Children Missing Education data was first collected on a voluntary basis in Autumn 2022. Lancashire reported 4,690 Children Missing Education at any point in the 2024/25 academic year. This is a decrease from 4,820 in 2023/24, and an increase from 2,280 w...