The School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024 and accompanying statutory guidance \u2018Working together to improve school attendance\u2019 use the term \u2018mobile child\u2019 to describe a child of compulsory school age who has no fixed abode and whose parent is engaged in a trade or business that requires them to move from place to place. This is a new term, but covers the same children as section 444(6) of the Education Act 1996.<\/p>
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Parents of mobile children have longstanding protection in attendance law and guidance, including how absence is recorded in the register, but feedback from parents, schools and local authorities suggested inconsistency in how these are applied. The term \u2018mobile child\u2019 is intended to clarify that the provisions are for all pupils who meet the definition as set out in regulation 3 of the 2024 Pupil Registration Regulations (and the statutory guidance) and that they concern the child\u2019s mobility rather than ethnicity.<\/p>
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A draft of the new Regulations and guidance was subject to full public consultation in 2022 and training has been provided both to schools and local authorities to improve consistency and support implementation. The department will continue to monitor feedback on implementation during the 2024/25 academic year.<\/p>
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Transfers of residency orders, incidences of findings of child sexual abuse in private law proceedings, and cases involving allegations of parental alienation or alienating behaviours are not recorded centrally. Such information could only be obtained by analysis of individual case files at disproportionate costs.<\/p>
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Regarding the term \u201cparental alienation\u201d: as part of his judgment in the case of Re C<\/em>, the President of the Family Division outlined that most family judges regard the label of \u201cparental alienation\u201d, and the idea that it \u201cmay be a diagnosable syndrome\u201d as being \u201cunhelpful\u201d. He noted that instead the courts should focus on identifying any specific \u201calienating behaviours\u201d.<\/p>"}
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