Register of Home-educated Children - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 12:28 pm on 21 July 2021.

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Photo of Baroness Burt of Solihull Baroness Burt of Solihull Liberal Democrat 12:28, 21 July 2021

My Lords, I welcome that answer, which kind of precludes what I was going to ask. Ofsted has spoken recently about sham home education being used as a cover for illegal schools with extreme methods promoting extreme radical views. The Government have committed to cracking down on illegal schools and I welcome the comments the Minister has already made. Do the Government have a schedule of progress? We know that a number of schools have already been identified. Does the Minister have an idea of how many schools have been closed so far? What is the Government’s estimate of how many of these illegal schools exist?