Legal - Support
Legal Advice
For help finding local legal advice either contact me or try these organisations:
- Family Law Association
- Jury Service Exemption Letter (pdf)
- Legal Services Commission
- The Law Society
- The Children's Legal Centre
The legal situations in Scotland and Northern Ireland are different.
Information
The Home Education Community's guidance for Elective Home Education in England & Wales only (pdf)
Parental and Pupil Access to School Records
LA's responsibility to inform Parents of their right to Home Educate (primarily in England only though probably applies to Wales)
Official Information
The 1996 Education Act which covers England & Wales
Elective Home Education Information Leaflet produced by the old Dept.for Education and Skills
Ensuring Children's Right to Education - Guidance on the Legal Measures available to Secure Regular School Attendance produced by the old Dept.for Children, Schools and Family
Government Advice on "Educating your child at home"
Search for your MP and his/her contact details - this may be very useful if you are in a jam.
The European Convention on Human Rights
The United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child
Articles
A selection of articles first printed in the Journal of Home Education:
