HC Deb 26 February 1993 vol 219 c743W
Ms Corston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of young people who are or have been excluded or suspended from school also have a statement of special educational needs; and of those, what proportion have statements which refer to emotional and behavioural difficulties.

Mr. Forth

Information on permanent exclusions has been collected by the Department over a two year period beginning with the summer term 1990 under the national exclusions reporting system (NERS). A preliminary analysis of year one returns showed that 12.5 per cent. of pupils permanently excluded had statements of special educational needs. We have no information as to how many of those statements refer to emotional and behavioural difficulties.

Ms Corston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many of the young people who have been excluded or suspended from school and who are also statemented, have had to wait more than(a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months and (d) one year before appropriate placement and funding were provided.

Mr. Forth

This information is not collected centrally.

Ms Corston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many young people, by local authority area have been(a) suspended and (b) excluded from school in each year since 1988.

Mr. Forth

The Department has been monitoring permanent exclusions from English maintained schools over a two-year period beginning with the summer term 1990 under the national exclusions reporting system (NERS). A preliminary analysis of year one NERS data shows that some 3,000 permanent exclusions were reported. It is not possible to provide an area breakdown of the figure because of assurances given as to confidentiality. The Department does not collect information on temporary exclusions.