Children missing education
Statutory guidance for local authorities and advice for other groups on helping children who are missing education get back into it.
Applies to England
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This statutory guidance is for local authorities. Statutory guidance is issued by law; you must follow it unless you have a good reason not to.
It applies to:
- local-authority-maintained schools
- academies and free schools
- independent schools
This guidance will help local authorities comply with their legal responsibilities to:
- identify children missing education
- get these children back into education
Other organisations or people helping children who are missing education will also find this guidance useful, including:
- school leaders
- school staff
- governing bodies
- youth offending teams
- health professionals
- the police
Updates to this page
Last updated 19 August 2024 + show all updates
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Updated to bring the guidance in line with the Working together to improve attendance statutory guidance and the School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024.
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We've updated the guidance to help local authorities and schools meet the recent changes to the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006.
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First published.