Freedom of information response
Children that have been excluded
1. Can you state how many children within your authority were (i) given a fixed period exclusion (suspension), and (ii) permanently excluded from school (expelled) where a reason was recorded as being “Use or threat of use of an offensive weapon or prohibited item” in the 2022/23 academic year?
2. Please could you provide me with a one line summary of each incident referred to in Question 1 detailing (i) what the weapon was, (ii) if it was used or whether it was brandished, (iii) who the victim was – pupil, teacher or member of the public.
1.
- 49
- (LESS THAN 5)
2. This information is not stored/held by the LA for suspensions but only in instances of permanent exclusions.
Due to the low number of Perm Ex incidents (Less than 5) this information can not be shared by the LA.
Details of incidents for suspensions would need to be obtained from the Academy schools that issued the suspensions.
We are unable to provide an exact number for question 1(ii) and 2 above as:
- There is a low number involved.
- The release of this information could identify individuals which would constitute their personal data under the Data Protection Act
- There is no prior expectation on the part of these individuals that their personal information would be published in the wider public domain under the FOI Act
- Personal data of any other person is exempt under section 40 (2) of the Data Protection Act.
However in the interests of transparency we are able to provide this information to you categorised as fewer than 5 to give you an indication of the figures