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Casey Report, House of Commons Library Briefing, Wood Review
In January 2017 the House of Commons Library produced a research briefing on home education http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN05108 to bring MPs up to speed after Louise Casey mentioned home education during an evidence session with the Department for Communities and Local Government Committee http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/integration-review-16-17/ . There are no signs that the Government plans to take action on home education as a result of http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38200989 the Casey Review.
Someone else who has mentioned home education in the course of a Government review is https://edyourself.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/wood-review-and-home-education/ Alan Wood, former Director of Children’s Services in Hackney. http://blogs.bbk.ac.uk/bbkcomments/2017/01/23/action-on-home-education-impact-challenges/ At the suggestion of Daniel Monk, https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2017-01-11b.1952.3#g1952.4 Baroness Deech recently asked about the Wood Review and home education in the House of Lords.
However, just as with the Casey Report, there has never been the slightest impression that the Government will do anything about it. Casey was asked to look at community cohesion, while Wood was asked about safeguarding. Neither Casey nor Wood was asked to look into home education or to make recommendations about home education.