DfE consultation on elective home education

Last week the DfE published it's response to the 2018 consultation and call for evidence on elective home education, summarising the main findings and setting out the next steps which includes further consultation around the duty on local authorities to keep track of children not receiving an education in a mainstream school. 

Launched on 2 April, the consultation is seeking views on the following proposals:

• The introduction of a duty on local authorities to maintain a register of children of compulsory school age who are not registered at schools of a specified type

• The introduction of a duty on parents to provide information to their home local authority if their children are within the scope of such a register

• The introduction of a duty on education settings attended by the children on the register to respond to enquiries from local authorities about the education provided to individual children. The settings in scope would not include those providing supplementary education outside school hours

• The introduction of a duty on local authorities to provide support to home educating families - if it is requested by such families.

The consultation closes at 11.59pm on 24 June 2019. You can read more and respond here.