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<p>Since 2010, the department has put in place a range of policies that have significantly
reduced the quantity of young people designated as not in education, employment and
training (NEET).</p><p>Whilst the government provides the framework to increase participation
and reduce the proportion of young people who are NEET, responsibility and accountability
for delivery lies with local authorities, who have a statutory duty to identify and
support all young people who are NEET.</p><p>Statutory guidance directs local authorities
to collect information on all young people in their area, including whether they are
NEET or have characteristics that put them at risk of becoming NEET, so that local
authorities and their delivery service partners can effectively target and support
those young people.</p><p>The department monitors NEET data and liaises with local
authorities regarding their statutory duties to identify and support 16 and 17-year-olds.
The department also publishes annual data from local authorities, including NEET comparative
scorecards, that supports local authorities and their delivery services to monitor
their own performance and benchmark it against that of others to promote improvements.
The NEET comparative scorecards include information on local populations according
to the Office of the National Statistics that can help local authorities evaluate
whether young people are missing from their data and take further action. The NEET
comparative scorecards are published at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/young-people-neet-comparative-data-scorecard"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/young-people-neet-comparative-data-scorecard</a>.</p><p>The
department also works with local authorities to support the better use of data tools
to identify those at an increased risk of becoming NEET, based on characteristics
such as having a learning difficulty or disability, or a record of poor school attendance,
so they can be monitored and targeted with extra support to help them stay in education.</p><p>NEET
young people are separate to children missing education, the latter being defined
as compulsory school-aged children who are not registered pupils at a school and are
not receiving suitable education otherwise than at a school. From autumn 2022, local
authorities have been asked to voluntarily provide aggregate information to the department
on children missing education. This information is being analysed, and we expect this
data will help to significantly improve our understanding of the national level picture.</p>
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