On January 7th 2026 the government tabled amendments to the Wellbeing Bill setting out details of a pilot scheme with a limited number of local authorities requiring parent AND CHILD to meet the LA before a child could be deregistered for home education. Assuming worst case scenario this passes into law, it will probably be 2028 before this starts. NEW PAGE HERE https://edyourself.org/pilot-mandatory-meeting/
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A new impact assessment has just been published on the day of Report for the Wellbeing Bill. NEW PAGE here https://edyourself.org/impact-assessments-wellbeing-bill/
New post here https://edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/wellbeing-bill-countdown/
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