Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

As the noble Lord suggests, there is a strong body of evidence to support his remarks. Home-school agreements, too, have been a very effective way of ensuring that young people understand and adhere to the rules. I am aware that I did not respond to the question of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, about the two or three most frequent complaints. I am advised that they are: SEN provision not being fulfilled—no surprise there, I am sure—about which there are approximately 900 complaints per year; pupils being bullied by other pupils, at approximately 120 complaints per year; and fixed-term exclusions not being applied fairly, which again is no surprise, at approximately 200 complaints per year.