Pupil Exclusions
Commons · Question 1087 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the consistency with which the statutory guidance on suspensions is applied across schools in England; and what guidance his Department provides to parents where they
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 22 May 2026
The department monitors trends in suspensions regularly through our published statistical releases. The decision to exclude a pupil rightly lies with headteachers, and we are clear that exclusion may be necessary in the most serious cases to maintain safe...