I was not in school from the age of 10 onwards. My parents said they were homeschooling me and nothing else was done about it. No checks or home visits - nothing. I fell through the cracks of they very poor Department of Education who neither checked or cared whether or not I was being educated. My parents didn't care and education meant nothing to them. Once I was able I enroled at college for GCSEs with zero qualifications nor foundation knowledge of any subject. I've now just been offered places on competitive courses at Russell Group universities. I guess what I'm trying to say is the education department will do nothing, if your education doesn't matter to you, why should it matter to them.