No evidence or statistics have been produced to substantiate these accusations.
The NSPCC has cited the Eunice Spry case as evidence of home educated children being abused. But the Gloucestershire Local Safeguarding Children Board report says education services were monitoring the case and no child protection concerns were noted. This is a case of those working in the system not exercising their existing legal powers, not insufficient legislation and intervention.
A child does not suddenly become "at risk" just because they are withdrawn from school.
Each week 450,000 children are bullied in school. What action is the NSPCC taking in preventing this daily child abuse?
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