Select committee: Education Committee

Alternative provision inquiry

Closed Opened 12 Sep 2017 Closed 12 Sep 2017

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Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

Education Committee inquiry into Alternative provision

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 12 September 2017.

The committee has published 1 report, most recently 5th Report - Forgotten children: alternative provision and the scandal of ever increasing exclusions on 25 July 2018.

The government's response

Published 25 October 2018.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the Committee's inquiry and sets out a programme of reform, agreeing with some recommendations, declining others, and deferring several pending the Timpson exclusions review.

On Independent Review Panels, the government "does not intend to implement the Committee's proposal" that they be able to direct reinstatement, saying it intends instead to support schools to manage poor behaviour and intervene early.
On a senior local authority post for pupils in alternative provision, it is "concerned" that requiring this "at this time" would impose additional burdens, and it will "consider carefully" the effect on local authority structure and resourcing.
On unregistered provision, it intends to change legislation "when parliamentary time allows" so that settings children attend full time during the school day have to register, and says it will "consult in due course" on detailed proposals.
On renaming pupil referral units, it says primary legislation would need amending and that "at this time" it will not pursue this, but will "consider it" as part of long-term reform.

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Reports

5th Report - Forgotten children: alternative provision and the scandal of ever increasing exclusions25 July 2018

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Evidence

5 oral evidence sessionsLatest 1 May 2018

All evidence

Recent activity

Government response to the Committee’s fifth report: Alternative provision25 October 2018, Report published
5th Report - Forgotten children: alternative provision and the scandal of ever increasing exclusions25 July 2018, Report published
Correspondence from the Minister for School Standards regarding alternative provision (13 June 2018)27 June 2018, Correspondence

Reports

1 report

5th Report - Forgotten children: alternative provision and the scandal of ever increasing exclusions

HC No.: HC 342
Published: 25 Jul 2018
Items: 0
Government response: Government response published 25 October 2018. Read the government's response ↗

Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
1 May 2018	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
17 Apr 2018	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
6 Mar 2018	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
6 Feb 2018	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
21 Nov 2017	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter

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Published	Direction	Letter
27 Jun 2018	Not recorded	Correspondence from the Minister for School Standards regarding alternative provision (13 June 2018)