§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were educated in pupil referral units, and for how many hours on average per week, in(a) the London Borough of Enfield, (b) Greater London and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [78080]
§ Mr. MilibandThe available information is shown in the following table.
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2001 2002 Number of Solely Registered Pupils1 Number of Dually Registered Pupils1 Number of Pupils also registered with Other Providers2 Number of Solely Registered Pupils1 Number of Dually Registered Pupils1 Number of Pupils also registered with Other Providers2 Outer London 783 387 183 933 306 187 Enfield LEA 85 25 10 117 14 15 Notes: 1Solely registered pupils are those pupils who are only on a Pupil Referral Unit's register. Dually registered pupils are those pupils who are on a Pupil Referral Unit's register and on another school's register. 2 Other providers are FE colleges or a voluntary provider Not available. This information was not collected prior to 2000.
Source:
Annual Schools Census
Information is collected on the average amount of contact time which is spent by pupils of different ages in Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) in a typical week. As the contact times are recorded in bands, the data cannot be readily averaged or aggregated. Nevertheless, the figures indicate that between 40–45 per cent. of the 312 PRUs nationally reported average contact time for solely registered pupils of 20 hours or more per week. Of the 47 PRUs in London, over 50 per cent. had average contact times with pupils of 20 hours or more per week. The 2 PRUs in Enfield LEA generally had average contact time with pupils of between 13 and 19 hours per week.
Equivalent contact times for dually registered pupils will generally be less than those for solely registered pupils.
The pupils in PRUs have varying needs and are enrolled there for a variety of reasons and this will include pupils who have been permanently excluded. From September 2002 all LEAs are required to provide full time education for all permanently excluded pupils.
I refer the hon. Member to the Welsh Assembly for information on pupils in Wales.