To be read alongside the Attendance/Punctuality Policy

From September 2016, amendments to regulations require the following actions from all schools:

• All schools – are required to inform the LA when they are about to remove a pupil’s name from the admissions register.
• Schools also have to inform the LA within 5 days of registering new pupils
• For a pupil who has not returned after 10 days, the amended regulations require the school and LA to make those enquiries collaboratively, not separately. Schools should ensure that they consult with HLT before any decisions are made to de-register a child without a clear destination having been established and agreed. The Pupils Registration Regulations make reference to ‘jointly making reasonable enquiries’.

HLT has written guidance for schools which clarifies expectations, provides guidance on what constitutes ‘joint reasonable enquiries’, and gives further guidance on software updates.

Statutory guidance about Children Missing Education:

Children missing education: statutory guidance for local authorities and schools - GOV.UK

Schools are advised to:

• Record the Future Address and address Start Date for the pupil/student or contact;
• Record the destination school in the Destination Institution field in the School History panel of the - pupil/student record;
• Record the start date in the Destination Expected Start Date field in the School History panel of the - pupil/student record; and 
• Use the Communication Log or Linked Documents to store any evidence.