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HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewI am not aware of any specific data, but from this September, with the new Ofsted inspection framework, it will be very clear in any inspection that the issue will be under the…07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewThe noble Lord will be aware of the training programme we have rolled out over the last three years. We are very focused on this and the number of people trained to identify…07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewI will respond to the noble Lords, Lord Bassam and Lord Storey. On permanent exclusions, last year 85% of schools had none at all, so it is important to put the issue in some…07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewMy Lords, with the leave of the House I shall repeat a Statement made earlier today in the other place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education. The…07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewWe have committed to the deployment of mental health leads in schools over the last two years, and they are being rolled out as we speak. Good mental health is an absolute…07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewI assure the noble Lord that we are making a very bullish bid.07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewThere will certainly be more guidance—for example, for parents considering home schooling. We very much need to uprate the guidance so that they understand the implications of…07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewThe noble Countess, Lady Mar, is absolutely right. Last week, I visited Christ’s Hospital School in Sussex. I do not know if noble Lords are familiar with it, but it is a boarding…07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewThe noble Lord is right: this is an immensely complex area. Trying to unpick it and come up with a coherent way of dealing with all the issues that spring from it is very…07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewAgain, I would like to provide a certain amount of moderation. This is not to be complacent but, for example, about 10 years ago, children with a statement were three times more…07 May 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusion: Timpson ReviewThe noble Baroness, Lady Morris, asks about the difference between permanent and fixed-term exclusions. She is right; I have been quoting the figures for permanent exclusions,…07 May 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsMy Lords, I will have to seek advice from the Home Office and write to the noble Lord on that.30 Apr 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsMy Lords, we remain strongly committed to delivering a framework of actions across government and with key organisations. We aim to continue to embed the importance of children’s…30 Apr 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsMy Lords, we do not agree with the substantial machinery of government changes recommended by the UNCRC but we work across government all the time. I have to draw on many…30 Apr 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsI agree with the noble Baroness. Indeed, as I mentioned, the framework of actions that we have been taking following the observations by the UN in 2016 have been along those…30 Apr 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsMy Lords, the civil servants’ guidance that we issued at the end of last year was specifically aimed at supporting civil servants to join up. We created a template for civil…30 Apr 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsI will certainly take the noble Lord’s suggestion back to the department for consideration. Let me reassure noble Lords that the numbers of children becoming looked after from…30 Apr 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsI think the right reverend Prelate might be referring to the limits under the working tax credits. When that provision was brought through last year it was put in place simply to…30 Apr 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsMy Lords, it is important to remember that we are making huge progress on child poverty generally in this country, and therefore that is where our focus is. We have seen some…30 Apr 2019HANSARDChildren’s RightsMy Lords, I respectfully disagree with the noble Lord about child poverty. A child growing up in a home where all the adults are working is five times less likely to be in poverty…30 Apr 2019