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Schools: Parents

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 14 January 2026UIN 103673

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to update the guidance entitled Parental responsibility: guide for schools and local authorities, updated on 24 August 2023.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The non-statutory guidance, ‘Understanding and dealing with issues relating to parental responsibility’, is currently being updated to reflect changes that came into effect under the School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024. The updated version will be published later this year.

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