Please provide the following information in relation to the Independent Review Panel (IRP) service provided by the Local Authority in relation to reviews carried out under the School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012.
Please confirm:
1. The number of IRP reviews heard, using the Local Authority’s IRP service, in each of the last five academic years, with confirmation of the number heard in each month of that year.
2019/20: 3 reviews heard: December (2), January (1)
2020/21: 11 reviews heard: October (2), December (3), January (2), February (2), March (1), June (1)
2021/22: 13 reviews heard: November (2), December (2), March (4), April (1), May (1), June (2), July (1)
2022/23: 18 reviews heard: November (2), December (2), January (6), February (1), March (2), May (1), June (1), July (2), September (1)*
2023/24: 21 reviews heard: October (2), November (2), December (2), January (2), February (2), April (1), May (2), June (2), July (4), September (2)*
Clarifications (*):
* For 2022/23 there was one submitted in that academic year that was held in September 2023. This has been recorded under 2022/23.
* For 2023/24 there were two submitted in that academic year that have been scheduled for September 2024 but have not been heard.
* If these are considered in the following academic year instead, then 2022/23 is 17 reviews heard, and 2023/24 is 20 reviews heard.
2. The number of IRP reviews which resulted in the Governing Body being directed to reconsider their decision, broken down by academic year, in each of the last five academic years
2019/20: 2
2020/21: 6
2021/22: 7
2022/23: 12
2023/24: 15
3. The number of IRP reviews which resulted in a recommendation that the Governing Body reconsider their decision, in each of the last five academic years
2019/20: 0
2020/21: 2
2021/22: 3
2022/23: 4
2023/24: 2
4. The number of IRP reviews in which the Governing Body’s decision was upheld, in each of the last five academic years.
2019/20: 1
2020/21: 3
2021/22: 3
2022/23: 2
2023/24: 2