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Commons · Question 57 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans further to regulate home schooling.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 22 May 2026

The new Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require local authorities to maintain registers of children who are not in school, including home-educated children, require parents of eligib...