Claim: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill stops parents from home-educating and parents can’t raise concerns
This claim is untrue.
The ‘Children Not in School’ parts of the bill don’t stop parents from home educating, but they do add more oversight. The UK government introduced this bill in December 2024 for England to improve child protection, track children not in school, and enhance children’s social care.
We want some parts of the bill to apply to Wales too, giving equal protection to children in Wales and helping local authorities and partners meet their safeguarding duties.
Before these rules can apply to Wales:
- A consultation will be held so people can share their views on the proposals.
- They will need to be approved by the Senedd
The parts of the bill that will apply to Wales include:
- Children in secure accommodation
- Extending protection against ill-treatment by care workers to 16/17-year-olds
- Children not in school
Full details are available at: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – Parliamentary Bills – UK Parliament