I have just written two new pages to explain the proposed Welsh database of “children potentially missing education.” The first page explains how the Welsh government hopes to adapt the database provisions in the Children Act 2004 because this is easier than passing a new law https://edyourself.org/legal-powers-for-childrens-database-wales/ The second page sets out exactly what is proposed https://edyourself.org/details-childrens-database-wales/
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