The report by the independent Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, which advises the government, raises concerns over potential harm to children who “have never been to school” and have been kept “away from wider society”.
“For these children, a national register may make a difference,” says their report.
“Children at risk of harm may disclose abuse to a known person. This can be a relative, a teacher, a nurse, a doctor, or trusted adult,” it states.
However, it warns that “children educated at home may not have access to people working in universal services that can act to protect and help them.”
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