Third Report - Strengthening Home Education

Select Committee
Education Committee HC 84 26 July 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 33 items (32 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 33 of 33 classified)
Accepted 3
Accepted in Part 6
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 11
Not Addressed 6
Rejected 4
Government response
Strengthening Home Education: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report · published 26 Oct 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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2 Recommendation Rejected
The next iteration of the Government’s guidance for local authorities and parents must set out...
Recommendation
The next iteration of the Government’s guidance for local authorities and parents must set out a clearer vision for a ‘suitable’ education - including the levels of numeracy and literacy which it would usually expect students to have achieved before … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government rejects setting out a centralised clearer vision for a 'suitable' education in guidance, stating that local authorities already have the ability to specify literacy and numeracy levels on a case-by-case basis. It suggests this area may be considered in a future guidance review, pending a judicial review outcome.
Department for Education
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12 Recommendation Rejected
Para 57
Many children with SEND may be happiest educated at home, but this should absolutely not...
Recommendation
Many children with SEND may be happiest educated at home, but this should absolutely not be a choice that parents are forced to make for lack of the right support. We accept that what begins as a negative choice can … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government rejected the recommendation to create an independent, neutral role for SEND support, stating that existing SEND support mechanisms and local information, advice, and support services (SENDIASS) already provide sufficient access to support.
Department for Education
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13 Recommendation Rejected
Para 58
In light of the evidence we heard on children with SEND, the Department must reconsider...
Recommendation
In light of the evidence we heard on children with SEND, the Department must reconsider the potential for creating an independent, neutral role, allocated to every parent or carer with a child when a request is made for a needs … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government rejects the creation of a new independent, neutral role for parents of children with SEND, stating that existing SENDIASS services and statutory duties already provide sufficient support.
Department for Education
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33 Recommendation Rejected
The Government must place a duty on every local authority to ensure that home- educated...
Recommendation
The Government must place a duty on every local authority to ensure that home- educated children and young people have fair access to centres where they can sit accredited public examinations, with the Government meeting the entry costs for those … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government states parents are financially responsible for exam costs and does not commit to meeting them. While a consultation proposed a duty on local authorities to provide support, details will be published later and remain subject to further discussion.
Department for Education
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