Amid increasing concerns over knife crime and a 56 per cent surge in exclusions, the mayor of London has also written to the Prime Minister jointly with police and crime commissioners (PCCs) to urge a national ban on pupil off-rolling.
The practice is highlighted as one of the urgent issues to tackle alongside the suggested powers for councils and better funding for complex needs.
Mayor Sadiq Khan, alongside the PCCs for the West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Humberside, Northumbria, West Yorkshire, Leicestershire and South Wales, argue that there is "no clear criteria and process" for excluding a young person, with schools having different policies to deal with pupil behaviour.
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