Moved by
Lord Lucas
74: Clause 49, page 45, line 24, at end insert—
“(A1) Local authorities must—
(a) recognise that the first responsibility for educating a child lies with its parents,
(b) be supportive of those who elect to educate their children at home,
(c) recognise that home education is of itself not a safeguarding issue, and
(d) acknowledge that in many instance the decision to home educate reflects failures by other institutions of the state.”