The data shows that 540 children missed education in Barking and Dagenham in 2023, marking a second consecutive yearly increase from previous years.
Over the last three years, the borough has seen a 15 percent rise in the number of children known to be missing from education.
By the end of the 2023-24 academic year, 31 children were still unaccounted for while the council sought to confirm their residential status.
The Department for Education's latest figures indicate an estimated 39,000 children missing from education in England, reflecting an increase from 33,000 the previous year.
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