Pupil Referral Units
Commons · Question 12495 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2024 to Question 9795 on Pupil Referral Units, if her Department will undertake a manual audit of all children registered at Pupil Referral Units since 1 November 2023 to se
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 11 Nov 2024
All decisions to exclude a pupil must be lawful, reasonable and fair. Permanent exclusion should only be used as a last resort.There are legal duties on schools and local authorities to provide suitable full-time education from the sixth day of a suspensi...