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Seventh Report - Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Education Committee HC 970 Published 27 September 2023

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

37 items (23 recs)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 37 of 37 classified

Accepted 15

Accepted in Part 3

Acknowledged 2

Deferred 15

Not Addressed 1

Rejected 1

Government response

First Special Report - Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils: Government response to the Committee’s Seventh Report · published 6 Dec 2023

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

28 Recommendation Rejected

Para 133

Lack of authorised mental health absence code burdens families with medical evidence.

Recommendation

Mental health-related absences are not commonly authorised by schools, sometimes due to requirements to provide medical evidence which can often lead to fines or prosecution for families. The introduction of an authorised mental health absence code could eliminate the need … Read more

Government Response Summary

The Government rejects introducing a specific mental health absence code, arguing it would be unhelpful, burdensome for schools to differentiate illness types, and likely lead to inaccurate data, while affirming existing guidance for authorising mental health-related absences under the 'illness' code.

Department for Education

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