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Home Educators in the Isle of Man are about to be faced with a new bill, which to be honest stinks, of middle class beauracrats with an agenda, which is nothing to do with the protection or education of children, but more a social desire to seem to be doing the right thing for there children.. but not actually doing any such thing.

EDUCATION (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL
2008
Explanatory Memorandum
1. This Bill, which is promoted by the Department of Education, abolishes the
Isle of Man Board of Education and makes a number of amendments of the Education
Act 2001, principally relating to the state education system; school attendance and
school discipline.

Clause 5 requires the parent of a child of compulsory school age who is not a
registered pupil at a state school to notify the Department of the arrangements for the
child’s education. Clause 6 increases the maximum fine on a parent for a child’s nonattendance,
enables a fixed penalty to be imposed, and allows the police to remove a
truant child to school or designated premises.

Duty to notify Department of arrangements for child’s education
After section 24 of the Education Act 2001 insert —
“24A. Duty to notify Department of arrangements for child’s education
(1) Where a child of compulsory school age is not a registered
40 pupil at a provided school, maintained school or special school, the parent of
the child must notify the Department in writing of the arrangements made for
the child to receive education.
(2) A notification under subsection (1) must state —
(a) the full name, address and date of birth of the child;
45 (b) the full name and address of the parent;

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at any time, within 21 days after being required by the
15 Department to do so by notice in writing.
(4) The Department may at any time by notice in writing to —
(a) a parent who has given a notification under subsection (1),
or
(b) a person specified in such a notification as the person by
20 whom education is being or is to be given,
require him or her within the period specified in the notice (not being less
than 15 days beginning with the day on which the notice is served) to give
such particulars of the child’s education as are specified in the notice and as
the Department may reasonably require to satisfy itself that the child is
25 receiving or will receive suitable education.
(5) A parent who, without reasonable excuse, fails to give a
notification under subsection (1) within the time allowed by subsection (3)(a)
is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not
exceeding £1,000.
30 (6) A person who, without reasonable…..

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