Tim Loughton recently called on academies to ensure they engage with wider children's services to support youth work and the safeguarding of children.
As of 1 January 2012, there were 1529 academies open in England and that figure is expected to continue rising. Schools that have become academies are required to complete the school census for the DfE, which includes data such as the number of children who are looked after or have been excluded. However, there is currently no statutory obligation for them to provide such data to the local authority.
This means that if councils want to be able to directly access information from academies, such as children's attendance, achievement, behaviour and whether or not they are entitled to free school meals, they may need to ensure they have data sharing agreements in place with each of these schools.
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