Written Question · S1W-21792 · Session 1
What views were expressed by home education organisations in advance of publication of its Draft Guidance on the Circumstances in Which Par…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what views were expressed by home education organisations in advance of publication of its Draft Guidance on the Circumstances in Which Parents May Choose to Educate Their Children at Home; which of these views were reflected in the guidance; what consideration was given to the views expressed by the Scottish Consumer Council in its report Homeworks on the treatment by local authorities of home educating families, and in what way these views were reflected in its guidance.
The answer
During initial consultation, representatives of home education organisations and local authorities raised a range of issues that have been addressed in the draft guidance on the circumstances in which parents may choose to educate their children at home. The Scottish Consumer Council Homeworks report was also given full consideration and many of the issues raised in the report have been addressed in the draft guidance which has been issued for consultation until 29 March 2002.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-21792 by reference.