nd O - The pupil has been permanently excluded from the school Relevant regulation 9(1)(o) Where a pupil has been permanently excluded from the school. A pupil’s name cannot be deleted from the admission register until the outcome of any consideration of reinstatement and independent review (in the case of a disciplinary exclusion from a maintained school, pupil referral unit, or academy) or appeal (in the case of a city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts) Deleting the name of a pupil of compulsory school age from the register of a special school Relevant regulation 9(2) Where a pupil of compulsory school age is registered at a special school under arrangements made by a local authority, the pupil’s name cannot be deleted without the consent of the local authority, or if the local authority refuses to give consent, without a direction from the Secretary of State, unless: • The pupil is registered at the school as result of a school attendance order, but the school is not now named on that order or the order has been revoked because arrangements have been made for the child to receive suitable full-time education for their age, ability and aptitude somewhere other than at a school, and the pupil’s name is deleted under regulation 9(1)(d) or (e); or • The pupil has died, and the pupil’s name is deleted under regulation 9(1)(k); or • The pupil has been permanently excluded from the school, and the pupil’s name is deleted under regulation 9(1)(o). It is expected that the local authority will not withhold consent unnecessarily, nor delay for an unreasonable period. 30 Annex B: CME policies and procedures checklist We have set out a checklist below that local authorities may want to use to review whether they have effective policies and procedur