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Young Carers: Pupil Exclusions

Commons · Question 82603 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Suspensions and permanent exclusions by young career status, published on 10 July 2025, what steps her Department help reduce (a) suspension and (b) perma

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 10 Nov 2025

Whilst schools can use sanctions to improve behaviour, in the most serious cases, exclusion may be necessary. The statutory ‘Suspension and permanent exclusion’ guidance is clear that school leaders should consider early intervention to address the underl...