Petitions/Remove CWS Bill clauses and provide tangible support to home educating parents
StatusClosed
Opened1 Apr 2025
Closes1 Oct 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

We urge the Government to remove the provisions of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on "children not in school", conduct proper independent research into the outcomes of home educated children and provide tangible support for home educating families including:

- Tribunal access for parents aggrieved by local authority decisions. - Access to public examinations for children on request. - Free access to publicly funded leisure centres and museums on request. - Home education experts be included in all planning and development of home education regulations and guidance. - A clear Government statement that home education is equal in law to school.

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Government response

We will not remove the Children Not in School measures. These are vital to help local authorities identify children not in school and more effectively address if they are in unsuitable education.

Constituency engagement ranking

Gideon Amos
1Gideon Amos MP
Taunton and Wellington
173
Ms Nusrat Ghani
2Ms Nusrat Ghani MP
Sussex Weald
167
Joe Robertson
3Joe Robertson MP
Isle of Wight East
156
Mike Martin
4Mike Martin MP
Tunbridge Wells
145
Tom Hayes
5Tom Hayes MP
Bournemouth East
128
Liz Twist
6Liz Twist MP
Blaydon and Consett
127
Katie Lam
7Katie Lam MP
Weald of Kent
127
Emma Reynolds
8Emma Reynolds MP
Wycombe
126
Helena Dollimore
9Helena Dollimore MP
Hastings and Rye
125
Sir Mel Stride
10Sir Mel Stride MP
Central Devon
124
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