Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department holds data on hidden exclusions.
The information requested regarding “hidden exclusions” is not held centrally.
‘Informal’ or ‘unofficial’ exclusions, such as sending a pupil home ‘to cool off’, are unlawful, regardless of whether they occur with the agreement of parents or carers. Any exclusion of a pupil, even for short periods of time, must be formally recorded.