Links to Legislation, Guidance and Consultations that are relevant to the EHE Consultation and Soley's Bill

Current Consultations and Related Briefings: 

* The Home Education Consultation

* The Casey Review on Integration and Opportunity.

* The Consultation on the Casey Review

* The Consultation on School Exclusions

* Falling through the Gaps in Education Nov 2017 (A Briefing)

* Special Needs and Disability Consultation

* The Labour Party Consultation on Education Policy

* Government Consultations on Principles of Conduct

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Human Rights:

Equality before the Law:


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Lord Soley's Bill:

* Lord Soley's  Home Education (Duty of Local Authorities) Bill 2018

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Primary Legislation and Current Guidance re Home Education:

*  Lord Adonis on the Fourfold Foundation of the Right to Education

* Suitable education: Section 7 Education Act 1996.

* Duties of the Secretary of State to promote education: s10 Education Act 1996

* Elective Home Education Guidance for LAs

* EOTAS Legislation: Section 19 Education Act 1996

* Education Supervision Orders  s.36 Children Act 1989

* Education Supervision Orders explained.

* School Attendance Orders: Section 437 Education Act 1996. 

* Duty to identify children missing education: Section 436A Education and Inspections Act 2006

* Guidance on Children Missing Education 2016

* The Donaldson Judgment

* The Tweedie Case 1963

* Guidance for LAs on Funding HE

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Definition of Schools, School Standards and Pupil Registration Regulations:


* Definition of Schools:  Section 4 Education Act 1996

* Definition of Schools:  Section 14 Education Act 1996

* Pupil Registration Regulations 2006

* Guidance on Pupil Registration Regulations 2016

* School Inspection Handbook (Ofsted Guide for School Inspection) S8 Education Act 2005

* Independent School Standards Regulations (suitable education in Independent Schools)

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Safeguarding: 

* Local Authority Duty to Investigate abuse: Section 47 Children Act 1989

* LA Duties re Preventing people being drawn in to Terrorism: Section 26 Counter Terrorism and Security Act

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Data Protection:


* Principles of the General Data Protection Act 2018, Article 5 + 

* Information Commissioner's site on General Data Protection

* General Data Protection Regulation - How it applies in UK and Europe.

* Local Authority Guidance on General Data Protection (from May 2018)

* The Supreme Court Judgement about Data Sharing in the Named Person Scheme.

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Comment on Education Law:

*Lord Adonis on the Fourfold Foundation trumping the Right to an Education. 2006

*Lord Adonis on the Anomaly of the State not Prescribing a form of Education. 2010.

*Ian Dowty's View on Lancashire LAs HE Protocol and Procedures.