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Mr. Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many decisions taken by schools in the Buckingham constituency permanently to exclude pupils were reversed by independent appeal panels in (a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02. [106010]
Mr. Miliband
Information on exclusion appeals is collected at local education authority (LEA) level. The available information for Buckinghamshire LEA is shown in the table. Figures for the academic year 2001–02 will be available in May 2002.
| Summary of school exclusion appeals in academic years 1999–2000 and 2000–01: Buckinghamshire LEA | |||||
| Exclusions appeals by parents | |||||
| Heard | Decided in Parents'Favour | ||||
| Lodged Number | Number | Percentage1 | Number | Percentage2 | |
| Primary, Secondary and Special Schools | |||||
| 1999–2000 | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| 2000–01 | 16 | 13 | 81.3 | 6 | 46.2 |
| 1 Shown as a percentage of appeals lodged. | |||||
| 2 Shown as a percentage of appeals heard. | |||||
Source:
School Exclusion Appeals Survey