The Department for Children, Schools and Families wants to find how whether it will be feasible to set up a regular collection of data, how this could be carried out, and what it will cost.
Local authorities have told CYP Now they are unclear how private schools will fit in with the ContactPoint database, which will hold details of all children and young people in England.
In response to a Parliamentary question on the subject, junior children's minister Kevin Brennan said:
"Local authorities have been encouraged to approach independent schools in their area, to raise awareness of ContactPoint and to begin to identify which staff in independent schools should have access to ContactPoint."
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