Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laurence Robertson and Damian Hinds

Monday 29th January 2024 Commons Chamber

[Damian Hinds]

Let me be abundantly clear: off-rolling—removing a pupil from a school without using a permanent exclusion—is unacceptable and unlawful. That is in the Ofsted framework, and it is strengthened in the revised framework that came out in 2019 to look at that. That can be seen in Ofsted’s report. It is also looked at by the Teacher Regulation Agency. We must be abundantly clear that being involved in off-rolling is not consistent with the conduct we expect of a teacher. In serious cases, it could result in action.

[Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)]

7. What recent estimate she has made of the number of school places available for pupils with special educational needs in Gloucestershire.