Elective Home Education and Channel Cases
Case reference FOI2026/00674
Received 17 March 2026
Published 9 April 2026
Request
Whether the council is aware of any cases since 1 January 2015 in which a child who was being electively home educated was discussed at the Channel panel.
If it is not possible to confirm this for the full period without exceeding the cost limit, I would be grateful if you could consider a shorter recent period (for example, the last 5 years), or alternatively confirm whether the authority holds any recorded information indicating that elective home education has been identified as a factor in any Channel case.
Response
Whether the council is aware of any cases since 1 January 2015 in which a child who was being electively home educated was discussed at the Channel panel.
If it is not possible to confirm this for the full period without exceeding the cost limit, I would be grateful if you could consider a shorter recent period (for example, the last 5 years), or alternatively confirm whether the authority holds any recorded information indicating that elective home education has been identified as a factor in any Channel case.
Answer: The Service Area have advised, records have been checked from the period of April 2022-March 2026 and in accordance with the parameters above, the Service Area can confirm that no children and young people discussed at Channel panel were being electively home educated at the time.
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