Question follow-through · 2933
Home Education: Visits
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, what methods will be used to contact parents and to ensure that the re
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
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, what methods will be used to contact parents and to ensure that the re
21 May 2026
Target answer date
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2 Jun 2026
Answer published
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 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Children: Outdoor Recreation
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Home Education: Suicide
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether home educated children and young people are included within the Government's national strategy for suicide prevention training in schools.