Regulations may require the head teacher of a relevant school in prescribed cases to request any parent of a temporarily excluded pupil to attend an interview (“a reintegration interview”) at the school with the head teacher of the school or any other person authorised by the head teacher.

The purpose of a reintegration interview is to assist the reintegration of the pupil after the period of exclusion and to promote the improvement of his behaviour.

Regulations under this section may make provision about the time within which any reintegration interview must be held, the procedure for arranging the interview and the notification of any request to the parent.

In this section—

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “regulations” means regulations made—

  1. a

     in relation to England, by the Secretary of State, or

  2. b

     in relation to Wales, by the Assembly;

• “a temporarily excluded pupil” means a pupil who is or has been excluded on disciplinary grounds for a fixed period.