1. Can you state how many children within your authority were (i) given a fixed period exclusion (suspension), and (ii) permanently excluded from school (expelled) where a reason was recorded as being “Use or threat of use of an offensive weapon or prohibited item” in the 2022/23 academic year?

2. Please could you provide me with a one line summary of each incident referred to in Question 1 detailing (i) what the weapon was, (ii) if it was used or whether it was brandished, (iii) who the victim was – pupil, teacher or member of the public.

1. Can you state how many children within your authority were (i) given a fixed period exclusion (suspension), and (ii) permanently excluded from school (expelled) where a reason was recorded as being “Use or threat of use of an offensive weapon or prohibited item” in the 2022/23 academic year?
i. 11 pupils were in receipt of a suspension for ‘Offensive weapons or prohibited items’ in 2022-2023
ii. 1 pupil was permanently

2. Please could you provide me with a one line summary of each incident referred to in Question 1 detailing (i) what the weapon was, (ii) if it was used or whether it was brandished, (iii) who the victim was – pupil, teacher or member of the public.
The Local Authority are not supplied with these details.