Question follow-through · 22833

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) training and (b) support local authorities will receive to ensure the Children Not In School register does not inadvertently disadvantage parents of children with special educational needs.

answeredUma KumaranDepartment for Education

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 8 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 13 Jan 2025
Answer: 16 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) training and (b) support local authorities will receive to ensure the Children Not In School register does not inadvertently disadvantage parents of children with special educational needs.
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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16 Jan 2025
Answer published
The measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill for statutory Children Not in School registers in every local authority in England, and the accompanying duties on parents and out-of-school education providers to provide information for these reg...

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