Labour's off-rolling crackdown could finally "shed light on a practice that is currently invisible" but must be supported by councils and trusts to work, experts have said. The schools white paper unveiled plans to tighten up scrutiny over pupil movements, and to interrogate the leaders of schools suspected of illegal exclusions or other shady methods to skew cohorts. Kiran Gill, chief executive of inclusion charity The Difference, said this "has been an area of insufficient data accountability". "It shouldn't be up to investigative journalists or brilliant statisticians to highlight where there's a system challenge."
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![Wellsway School in Keynsham, near Bristol, has been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office after 86,000 lines of sensitive information was emailed to a couple.
They were sent the data after they submitted a Freedom of Information request because they felt the secondary school's withdrawal room was being used excessively.
The school said it had "immediately followed through with all procedures and informed parents" when it became aware of the date breach. [sic]
It was only after having the spreadsheet of data for a few weeks that the couple, who wish to remain anonymous, realised it contained comprehensive data on children.
As well as their name and date of birth, it listed whether they were considered to have special educational needs or be on an educational health and care plan.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tfsbnpnsnbnuz5jzuod6qlgt/bafkreiaba5wb4h6u246fjmrpvpqmmtukyx2px766kttdxp227k23uvxhjy)
