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Education supervision orders in England and Wales: criteria, pre-proceedings, procedure, effect, duration, non-compliance and discharge

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This Practice Note outlines steps that can be taken when there are concerns a child is not being suitably educated, for example where truancy is present, and intervention is needed by way of an education supervision order. It addresses the conditions that must be satisfied, the impact and duration of an order, and matters of non-compliance together with discharge of the order. Where worries about inadequate education form part of a broader context in which a child is generally suffering (or at risk of suffering) Significant harm attributable to a failure of reasonable parental care, or the child is beyond parental control, the Local authority may issue care proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989). If the child is absent from school and remains living at home, the court may reach the view that the child is either beyond parental control or not being provided with adequate parental care. See Practice Notes: Public children—principle of significant harm and Welfare principle in public law proceedings for additional context and clarity and guidance as appropriate...

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