questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of schemes developed by schools and local authorities to help children who are not in education return to educational settings.
answerText: Local authorities have a duty under Section 436A of the Education Act 1996 to make arrangements to identify children not registered at school and not receiving suitable education. They have powers to make enquiries when they have reason to believe that a ...
heading: Education: Children