Pupil Exclusions

(asked on 25th April 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department holds data on hidden exclusions.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 2nd May 2019

The information requested regarding “hidden exclusions” is not held centrally.

‘Informal’ or ‘unofficial’ exclusions, such as sending a pupil home ‘to cool off’, are unlawful, regardless of whether they occur with the agreement of parents or carers. Any exclusion of a pupil, even for short periods of time, must be formally recorded.

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