m returning. • The parent has given a date, or several dates, for returning and the pupil has failed to return by or on the last given date. Examples of where regulation 9(1)(g) may be appropriate instead: • The date for return the parent has provided is too vague or too far in the future to reasonably believe the pupil still normally lives a reasonable distance from the school. The school does not believe, taking account of any information from the parent, that the pupil still resides within the area and the pupil’s absence does not appear to be temporary. 9. Ground I - The pupil has been continually absent from school for 20 school days Relevant regulation 9(1)(i) Where a pupil has been continuously absent from the school for a period of 20 school days or more and: • at no point during that period did any of the circumstances in regulation 10(3) Table 2 or 10(4) Table 3 other than the ones for codes G, N, or O apply. • the school does not have reasonable grounds to believe that the pupil is unable to attend because of sickness or an unavoidable cause, and • the school and the local authority have jointly made reasonable efforts to find out 27 • the pupil’s location and circumstances, but: o they have not succeeded, or o they have succeeded but they agree that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that the pupil will attend the school again, taking into account any reasonable steps they could take (either jointly or separately) to secure the pupil’s attendance. DfE’s guidance on Children Missing Education sets out the expectations for schools and local authorities in respect of making reasonable efforts to find out a pupil’s location and circumstances. Pupils who have been located but have not returned to school Where a pupil has been located and their circumstanc