In the wake of Graham Badman's review of Elective Home Education, the Government is planning to introduce legislation to register, monitor and support home educated children.

It is clear that this legislation will have financial and staffing impacts upon local authorities and yet the Government has made it equally clear that no extra funding will be made available to local councils to fulfil their new responsibilities.

     In the light of the expected impact of this proposed legislation:

     (a) Has it been formally discussed by the committees of elected

     councillors responsible for education, children's social care,

     finance or any other relevant department?

This has not been formally discussed yet. Discussions will take place with representative members of the Elected Council at scheduled School Improvement Meetings / Education Transformation meetings. A report will be prepared for the next scheduled Safeguarding Children Board meeting taking place in December 09.

     (b) Has it been formally discussed by the officers responsible for

     education, children's social care, finance or any other relevant

     department?

The proposals have been discussed by members of the Education Change Team (School Improvement Team) and the School Attendance Service where management of EHE is currently placed.

     (c) Have the committees responsible for education, children's

     social care, finance or any other relevant department taken part in

     the Government consultation into the proposed legislation, which

     ends on 19 October 2009?

Not at this time.

     (d) Have the unelected local authority officers responsible for

     education, children's social care, finance or any other relevant

     department taken part in the Government consultation into the

     proposed legislation, which ends on 19 October 2009?

LA officers from the above teams have carried out the review and will be submitting a response by 19^th October 09.

     (e) If the councillors or officers have not taken part in the

     consultation, are they planning to do so?

Not at this time.