Make data sharing on school attendance mandatory, children’s commissioner says
Fiona Simpson
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The children’s commissioner for England has called for compulsory data sharing on attendance across all schools, academy trusts and local authorities in a bid to tackle “endemic” absenteeism in Key Stage 4.

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