Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 102935

Pupil Exclusions

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of requiring schools to fund extended periods of education following exclusion on safeguarding.

Answer

Olivia Bailey

It is for local authorities, under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996, to arrange and fund suitable education for children of compulsory school age who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, may otherwise not receive suitable education. Local ...

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