School wants to see child's passport to prove their right to education

[coffeedregs]

Has anyone been asked to take their child's passport to school (to be photocopied for the school to keep) to show evidence that they have the right to be educated in the UK? School says it is a recent Home Office Directive. Never heard of this before, so curious to find out if others have. (A quick look on the home office website was not helpful.)

[PhilomenaButterfly]

Really? DD's 11, we had to take hers in, to prove her age.

[Madcats]

DD(11) had to send in a copy for private school when she joined secondary. We made the copy.

[BernardsarenotalwaysSaints]

Philomena I have a feeling that they asked, via a tick box on the information form, if a copy had been seen by Nursery with the older 2 & a 'yes' was enough.

[PhilomenaButterfly]

Oh, that makes sense.

[Her0utdoors]

The information was requested by dd school at start of reception this year. I declined to answer and have been marked in their records as 'information refused'. To the pp who mentioned they had to supply documents to nursery, I believe it is require for different reasons when used to secure the 15 or 30 funded hours.