Parents could be forced to report Sunday School attendance

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  5 Feb 2025
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Parents could be forced to report Sunday School attendance

Munira Wilson MP speaking in the parliamentary debate. Source: screenshot | YouTube

A statutory obligation could be imposed on parents to report if their home-schooled child is attending Sunday School and other forms of church education, under the wide-ranging Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

The bill, which details plans for compulsory registration of home-schooled children, has also been criticised by some for a suggested implication that ‘all home-educated children are at risk’.

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-25 passed its second reading on 8 January 2025. The proposals include a range of reforms aimed at improving the safeguarding of children, including a single numerical identifier for every child, and at raisng educational standards.

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