Consultation outcome

Improving support for children missing education

From:
Department for Education
Published
18 May 2023
Last updated
12 December 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Children missing education: call for evidence response

PDF, 622 KB, 70 pages

Detail of outcome

A summary of responses received and the government’s response to the call for evidence.

Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking evidence to improve the way children missing education are identified and supported.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

We want to empower local authorities, schools and others to identify and support children missing education more effectively. This is to ensure every child gets an education, wherever they live and whatever their background.

In this call for evidence, we are seeking views on:

  • how children missing education are identified and supported
  • the challenges in identifying and supporting children missing education
  • how to address those challenges

Children missing education are children of compulsory school age who are not registered pupils at a school and are not receiving suitable education otherwise.

Updates to this page

Published 18 May 2023
Last updated 12 December 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added a summary of responses received and the government’s response to the call for evidence.

  2. First published.

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