The British government’s plans  for a series of oppressive regulations on home education are all washed up today. And home educators there are rejoicing, albeit with caution. The nasty requirements for unsupervised and unannounced interviews with home educated children, and security checks and registration for home educating parents have been removed from an educational reform bill before it was passed. According to various media reports and this one from a home education group, the legislation is a casualty of what’s called “wash-up,” when the government strikes deals with the opposition in order to get some of its legislation passed prior to the dissolution of Parliament in preparation for an election. The Labour Party introduced the legislation after a period of 18 months of anger, fear, frustration and opposition by the home education community. The opposition Conservative Party has called the proposed legislation “draconian” and said it would not go ahead with the legislation if it were to win the election, which takes place in a month. However, it promises to be a close-fought election, hence home educators’ caution…and the vow of many to place their vote where they think it will put the proposals to rest forever.