To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues on how regularly a child not in school should be contacted by the (a) school and (b) local authority to (i) help ensure their safety and (ii) check on their wellbeing.
Ensuring that children are in school is a top priority for the government. The department routinely collects daily absence data to understand the causes for absence. The latest data is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/fi...
Pupils: Absenteeism