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Pupils: Undocumented Migrants

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 24 December 2025UIN 95255

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the availability of anonymised data relevant to children with irregular migrant status who are enrolled in schools.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Every child who is resident in England has a right to a school place irrespective of their nationality or immigration status therefore this data is not collected.

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