1. In the 2021/22 academic year can you state how many children within your authority were:
(i) given a fixed period exclusion
101 students were given suspensions or fixed period exclusions.
(ii) permanently excluded from school where a reason was recorded as being ‘Use or threat of use of an offensive weapon or prohibited item’
To provide this information may identify the individuals involved. This would risk a disclosure of their personal information and would be a breach of the first data protection principle. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
2. Please could you provide me with a one-line summary of each incident referred to in Question 1 detailing
(i) what the weapon was
(ii) if it was used or whether it was brandished
(iii) who the victim was – pupil, teacher or member of the public.
To provide this information may identify the (name which group of people may be identified). This would risk a disclosure of their personal information and would be a breach of the first data protection principle. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.