Children鈥檚 Commissioner鈥檚 reports on school exclusions: the government鈥檚 response
This provides the government's response to the second and third reports of the Children鈥檚 Commissioner鈥檚 Inquiry on exclusion.
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The two publications, and are reports of the Office of the Children鈥檚 Commissioner school exclusion inquiry, which focus on reducing inequality in exclusion and unlawful exclusion, respectively.
As the Commissioner鈥檚 reports set out, the issues that underlie the disparity seen in school exclusions are complex and longstanding, reflecting wider inequalities in society.
Schools have clear legal duties in relation to exclusion, equality and the provision of education for pupils with special educational needs. These duties are backed by a robust inspection system and there are established processes for raising complaints that cannot be resolved at a local level.