Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 7
7
Paragraph: 42
Once the statutory register of children outside of school is up and running, the Department...
Conclusion
Once the statutory register of children outside of school is up and running, the Department for Education must make use of it to collate, analyse and publish anonymised annual data on the number of children out of school so that the Department, local authorities and others are better able to understand trends and create effective policy in response to them.
Paragraph Reference:
42
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government is committed to a form of registration for children not in school, but further details are yet to be decided, including how and what data would be collected. However, we would anticipate the Department to collect high-level data (not personal data of individuals) from local authorities, which would be analysed and published. The Department recognises the value of data in policy creation and is keen to improve EHE data collection and analysis, and therefore will consider this as part of our next steps.