Department for Education written question – answered at on 11 November 2025.
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on families with home-educated children who are unable to (a) secure a place in a GCSE examination centre and (b) afford exam entry fees.
Josh MacAlister
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education
The department does not hold data on families with home educated children who are unable to secure a place in a GCSE examination centre or afford exam entry fees.
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will introduce the first ever duty on local authorities to provide support for home educating families in their areas who are registered with them and who request support. This support could include advice and information on how to access examinations.
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