Resolved –

This Council notes:

• Every child who is permanently excluded is placed on the roll of a school (usually a PRU) on the 6^th day following their permanent exclusion.  This is in line with the statutory requirement.
• All parents are informed of their rights when a child is excluded as schools are required to provide information within a standard exclusions letter. 
• Individual Schools & Academies are required to ensure that parents are clear about their rights and this must be articulated in their complaints processes.  This should include the link on parental rights which can be found on the DfE Website.  The Local Authority has no remit to provide advice or advocacy for all parents.  However, provisions are made for parents of children with SEND via the SENDIASS service.  All information on SENDIASS can be found on the Bradford Local Offer website.

This Council resolves to:

·         Allow the Children’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee to conduct a full review of children potentially suffering disadvantage in their education entitlement.

·         Asks for the recommendations from the report to be presented to Executive on completion.

ACTION:       Governance, Scrutiny and Members Support Manager/ Strategic Director Children’s Services