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Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 28 May 2026UIN 2262

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what date will local authorities have to produce registers of Children Not in School.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

Mandatory local authority Children Not in School registers will be implemented in England by the end of this Parliament.

To implement the registers, we will hold a consultation in due course on draft statutory guidance and on the policy content of regulations. There will then be a process of making the regulations, which will be voted on in Parliament, and further steps, including publication of the guidance and a period of pre-implementation to enable local authorities to prepare for the registers coming into force.

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