Home Education: Registration
2026-05-17 · Department for Education · 2643 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on the home school register.
Answer
The Children Not in School measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require local authorities in England and Wales to maintain registers of children who are not in school, including home-educated children.The depar...