The government has told MPs it “remains committed” to create an elective home education (EHE) register despite not including it in the King’s Speech.
The education committee had urged government to legislate on the creation of an EHE register by September next year which would have meant it being included in last month’s King’s Speech.
In a response to the committee’s report on persistent absence, which was published in September, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan states that “the government will legislate for these at a future suitable opportunity”.
“In the meantime, the department is continuing to work with local authorities to improve their non-statutory registers, and to support them to ensure all children in their areas are receiving a suitable education,” the report adds.
