## Legislation & Guidance

All schools (including Academies and Independent schools) should inform their local authority of any pupil who is going to be deleted from the admissions register where for example they:

- • been taken out of school by their parents and are being educated • been taken out of school by their parents and are being educated outside the school system e.g. home education
- • ceased to attend school and no longer live within reasonable distance of • ceased to attend school and no longer live within reasonable distance of the school at which they are registered
- • a medical condition certified by the school medical officer that the pupil • a medical condition certified by the school medical officer that the pupil is unlikely to be in a fit state of health to attend school before ceasing to be of compulsory school ae, and neither he nor his parent has indicated to the school the intention to continue to attend the school after ceasing to be compulsory school age
- • in custody for a period of more than four months due to a final court order • in custody for a period of more than four months due to a final court order and the proprietor does not reasonably believe they will be returning to the school at the end of that period
- • been permanently excluded. • been permanently excluded.

A full list of the grounds for deletion is prescribed in regulation 8 of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006, as amended. (Appendix B). The local authority should be notified in advance of the deletion, when the school becomes aware that the deletion will be made.

All schools (including Academies and Independent schools) must agree with the relevant local authority the regular interval that the school will inform the local authority of any pupil who fails to attend school regularly or has been absent without the school’s permission for up to 10 days.

Details of legislation and guidance relating to children missing education can be found at Appendix A.

### Children at particular risk of missing education:

Children missing education are:

“Children of compulsory school age who are not on a school roll, and who are not receiving a suitable education otherwise than being at school, for example, at home, privately, or in alternative provision.”

There are many circumstances where a child may become missing from education so it is vital that local authorities make judgement on a case by case basis. The list (is not exhaustive) below presents some of the circumstances that local authorities should consider when establishing their CME practices and policies:

1. Pupils at risk of harm/neglect - Children may be missing from education because they are suffering from abuse or neglect. Where this is suspected schools should follow local child protection procedures. Local authority officers responsible for CME should check that a referral has been made and, if not, they should alert children’s social care. If there is reason to suspect that a crime has been committed or the child’s safety is at risk, the police should also be involved. Please see the link in appendix A for guidance on “Forced Marriage” and Buckinghamshire Safeguarding