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<p>The information requested is not held centrally and cannot be derived from current
data sources. The department also does not currently collect data on numbers of home
educated children.</p><p>Parents are not required to register if they are home educating
their children. Therefore, there is not a robust basis on which the department can
reliably collect statistics on home education.</p><p>Local authorities are under a
duty to take action if it appears to them that the home education provided to a child
is unsuitable. The department issued revised and strengthened guidance to local authorities
in April 2019, setting out how they can exercise their powers in this regard.</p>
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