School exclusion data: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
You asked for the data on the exclusion incidents motivation or contributory factor (where known), including homophobia/sexual orientation, separate to the reason for exclusion, but that this is not published. Ideally I would like to see the data for at least 5 years, but 10 would be preferable.
Response
This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not hold some of the information you have requested. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, statistics on school exclusions were collected biennially, therefore the Scottish Government does not hold any data for 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2023-24. You may wish to contact individual local authorities for this information. In addition, some data has been suppressed to protect against the risk of disclosure of personal information.
About FOI
The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at https://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.
Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG