Use the previous guidance for pupils suspended before 1 September 2023
The new guidance only applies to suspensions and exclusions which take place on or after 1 September 2023. If you have ongoing cases, make sure you follow the guidance that was in place when the suspension or exclusion process started.
However, your headteacher should inform parents/carers of their new right to request a remote panel hearing on 1 September, or as soon as possible afterwards (see paragraph 254 of the September 2023 guidance, which makes provision for ongoing cases to use remote panels).
Download the 2022 guidance here:
The information in this article can be found in parts 10 to 12 of the Department for Education's (DfE's) statutory exclusions guidance (September 2023).
Receiving a decision from the IRP
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