Home Education: Visits
Commons · Question 2934 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Maya Ellis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to sections 38 and 39 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on local authorities visiting home educated children, whether parents will be sanctioned if they do not respond to requests
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 2 Jun 2026
The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home ...