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School Exam Results - Scrutiny Review (S.R.7/2010): Response of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture

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A decision made 10 August 2011 regarding:

Decision Reference:  MD

Decision Summary Title :

School Exam Results Review (SR6/2011): Response of the ESC Minister

Date of Decision Summary:

05.08.11

Decision Summary Author:

 

Peter Horsfall,

Project Manager – Policy and Planning

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

School Suspensions Review (S.R.7/2010): Response of the ESC Minister

Date of Written Report:

03.05.11

Written Report Author:

Department for Education, Sport and Culture

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:

Review of School Exam Results (S.R.06/2011), Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel - response of the ESC Minister

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the attached response to the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel’s Review of School Suspensions (S.R.06/2011), and decided this should be published in the form of a report to the States for the information of States members and the public.

Reason(s) for Decision:

This response is being published in accordance with paragraph 2 of the ‘Guidance for Ministers responding to Scrutiny Reports’, published in late 2009, which states that responses to scrutiny reports should ‘be sent to the Chairman of the relevant Scrutiny Panel, copied to the Council of Ministers for information and presented to the States’.

Resource Implications:

The publication of this response has no significant financial and manpower implications.

Action required:

A copy of the response has already been sent to the Chairman of the Scrutiny Panel.

The ESC Department will send a copy of the report to the Council of Ministers for information, and will contact the States Greffe to arrange for the response to be published as a report to the States.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Education, Sport and Culture

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision :

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