Elective home education (EHE) draws in a range of complex and controversial issues, including the right of parents to educate their children themselves, the teaching of religious and social beliefs, how schools meet the needs of pupils who may require extra support, and the safeguarding powers of local authorities.
Ofsted's 2016/17 annual report, published last month, outlines some of the challenges facing local authorities on EHE.
Home-educated children are at greater risk of being "isolated" from health and care agencies, making them harder to protect, the inspectorate's report states.
EHE has been a feature in a number of high-profile serious case reviews, such as the death of eight-year-old Dylan Seabridge in 2011.
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