HC Deb 31 October 2002 vol 391 c940W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what role the Department of Health and its statutory agencies will play in truancy sweep. [78028]

Jacqui Smith

Health and social services were involved in truancy sweeps in 82 of the local education authorities, which reported on the May truancy sweep exercise. Health professionals, such as community psychiatric nurses and social workers, focus on follow-up work with individual children and/or families.

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