Suffolk County Council (24 001 995)

Statement Upheld School exclusions 22-Nov-2024

Summary: Miss X complained the Council failed to provide adequate education for her child, Y, while excluded from school. We find the Council at fault resulting in a loss of educational provision for Y. We recommend the Council apologises and makes a payment to Miss X.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (24 009 990)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School exclusions 18-Nov-2024

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the conduct of a review panel that considered the permanent exclusion of Miss X’s child from a school. This is because the school is an academy and we have no legal power to investigate the conduct of review panels for academy school.

Surrey County Council (23 012 934)

Statement Upheld School exclusions 23-Jun-2024

Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to ensure the provision in his child's Education, Health and Care Plan was provided and delayed providing suitable education following his child's permanent exclusion from school. Mr X said his child suffered significant distress and he suffered uncertainty about whether the exclusion was avoidable and if suitable alternative provision could have been provided sooner. We have found fault but consider the agreed action of an apology and symbolic payment provides a suitable remedy.

Liverpool City Council (23 018 093)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School exclusions 28-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the conduct of an independent review panel that considered a school’s decision to exclude Miss X’s child. There is not enough evidence of fault in the way the panel reached its decision to warrant further investigation by us.

Lancashire County Council (23 013 684)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School exclusions 17-Jan-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s alleged failure to properly conduct an independent review panel. This is because an investigation would be unlikely to find fault with the Council’s actions.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (23 008 957)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School exclusions 10-Oct-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council’s Independent Review Panel considered the complainant’s son’s exclusion from school. This is because there is no evidence of fault on the Independent Review Panel’s part.

Cumberland Council (23 002 605)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School exclusions 09-Jul-2023

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about a panel hearing considering the permanent exclusion of a child from a school. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. Mr X is complaining on behalf of the school, which is public body.

London Borough of Ealing (22 004 604)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School exclusions 13-Jul-2022

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the refusal of a school to reconsider its decision to permanently exclude Mr X’s child following the recommendation of an Independent Review Panel. There is an absolute bar that prevents us investigating the action of a school.

Worcestershire County Council (21 017 700)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School exclusions 24-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the permanent exclusion from school of Miss X’s child. We cannot investigate the actions of a school. Miss X was offered a right of appeal to an independent review panel organised by the Council. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to warrant investigation.

Central Bedfordshire Council (21 015 713)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School exclusions 23-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about an independent review panel hearing for a permanent school exclusion. There is not enough evidence of fault by the panel to warrant investigation.