Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 82603

Young Carers: Pupil Exclusions

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

John Milne

Liberal DemocratHorsham

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

Olivia Bailey
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...

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