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In Janaury 2009, Graham Badman was asked by the Government to carry out a Review of Elective Home Education in England. His report - published in June 2009 - was accepted in full by the Government but triggered widespread opposition from home educators and from 43 MPs who signed an Early Day motion put forward by MP Mark Field [6]. In the wake of complaints from home educators, the Children Schools and Families Select Committee ordered an inquiry into the Badman Review. Submissions to that inquiry can be viewed here: [7] Publication of the inquiry report is imminent. In the meantime, home educators rallied around lobbying MPs and produced their own report called Right to Reply[8], which was presented to MPs at a mass lobby of Parliament on 13 October 2009. A month later, MP Graham Stuart formed an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Home Education. In the House of Lords, Lord Lucas has also been supporting home educators...