Written Question · S2W-22889 · Session 2
Further to the answer to question S2W-15019 by Peter Peacock on 18 March 2005 and to information provided in Exclusions from Schools 2004-0…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15019 by Peter Peacock on 18 March 2005 and to information provided in Exclusions from Schools 2004-05, how many appeals against (a) temporary exclusions and (b) removals from the register were (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful in each year since 1997.
The answer
The following table shows appeals against exclusion in 2004-05 by exclusion type and the outcome of the appeal.
Appeals Against Exclusion from School, 2004-05
| Temporary Exclusion
| Removal from Register
| Total
Unsuccessful appeals
| 21
| 5
| 26
Appeal decision pending
| 3
|
-
| 3
Successful appeals
| split not available
| 18
Information on successful appeals cannot be broken down by type of exclusion as once an appeal has succeeded the data relating to the exclusion is removed from the school record.
This detail was not available prior to 2004-05.
Appeals Against Exclusion from School, 2004-05
| Temporary Exclusion
| Removal from Register
| Total
Unsuccessful appeals
| 21
| 5
| 26
Appeal decision pending
| 3
|
-
| 3
Successful appeals
| split not available
| 18
Information on successful appeals cannot be broken down by type of exclusion as once an appeal has succeeded the data relating to the exclusion is removed from the school record.
This detail was not available prior to 2004-05.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-22889 by reference.