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Education and Inspections Bill

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. The circular may contain some very laudable guidance and the measure in the Bill about physical restraint may not be new, but the fact that it is being re-enacted has ensured that there has been a certain amount of press coverage, particularly in the specialist press, and discussion about this issue. That in itself may very well serve the Minister’s purpose in drawing attention to the circular. Although it is not statutory, it may well have more attention paid to it. I very much hope that the case studies I have mentioned are one-offs and very unusual, but it is quite clear that the school to which I referred did not seem terribly aware of the guidance. I am concerned that if it is not made statutory there will be schools that do not pay attention to it and the kind of situations I have described will arise. I think we have cantered around this course quite long enough. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 100 [Duty of local education authority in relation to excluded pupils]: