Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:55 pm on 8 November 2016.
First Minister, it’s interesting and pleasing to hear that the guidance will be issued very shortly because, in my own authority, there are a known 114 children who are being home educated, but there’s only one part-time officer working with those. Can you also ensure that the guidance is going to enforce and put more pressure on local authorities to have a relationship between the number of children they see and the officer, as 114 for one is not adequate? We need to ensure more officers are actually working with those home-educated children so that they get the best support possible.