questionText: 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.
answerText: 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...
heading: Pupils: Absenteeism