We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Every school must publish a behaviour policy. It should be available on…
Headteachers can exclude your child if they misbehave in or outside…
You’ll get a letter from the school telling you what to do if you disagree…
The school may search your child if they think your child has any banned…
Immigration staff guidance on assessing whether someone is excluded from Asylum or Humanitarian Protection.
A guide to help parents and carers understand the suspension and permanent exclusion system in schools in England.
We are seeking views on proposed changes to the behaviour in schools guidance and the suspension and permanent exclusion guidance for England.
Immigration staff guidance on decisions and orders on the exclusion of foreign nationals from the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on excluding protection under Article 1F of the Refugee Convention.
A register of agreements relating to exclusion orders made by powers under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to The Competition Act 1998.
Guidance on the suspension and permanent exclusion of pupils from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units.
Find out what makes a person an enabler of tax avoidance, and what to do about legally privileged communications.
Immigration staff guidance on refusal of applications for entry clearance, permission to enter or to stay in the UK.
We're seeking views on planned changes to statutory guidance for local-authority-maintained-schools, academies and pupil referral units.
How local authorities should submit information about reviews of cases where schools have suspended or expelled pupils.
Terms of reference for a review of exclusions from school.
Find out details of the procedure codes and additional procedure codes that are excluded from use with Simplified Declaration Procedure (SDP) with regular use and Entry in Declarants Records (EIDR).
Guide for all local authorities to help them complete and return the school exclusion reviews data collection 2024.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.