Table 4: Placing requests by outcome, secondary schools,
1 st August 2006 to 31 st July 2007
| Total | S1 | S2-S6 |
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under minimum leaving age | over minimum leaving age |
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Total Requests Received | 10,254 | 7,489 | 2,399 | 366 |
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Decisions at the initial stage |
|---|
Granted | 8,115 | 6,192 | 1,627 | 296 |
|---|
Refused | 1,371 | 822 | 529 | 20 |
|---|
Under consideration | 57 | 33 | 18 | 6 |
|---|
Withdrawn | 711 | 442 | 225 | 44 |
|---|
Passed to Tribunal | - | - | - | - |
|---|
References to the appeal committee |
|---|
Received | 270 | 226 | 42 | 2 |
|---|
Granted | 43 | 36 | 6 | 1 |
|---|
Refused | 156 | 135 | 20 | 1 |
|---|
Under consideration | - | - | - | - |
|---|
Withdrawn | 71 | 55 | 16 | - |
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Passed to Tribunal | - | - | - | - |
|---|
Appeals to Sheriff |
|---|
Received | 3 | 3 | - | - |
|---|
Granted | 1 | 1 | - | - |
|---|
Refused | - | - | - | - |
|---|
Under consideration | 2 | 2 | - | - |
|---|
Withdrawn | - | - | - | - |
|---|
Passed to Tribunal | - | - | - | - |
|---|
References to the Tribunal |
|---|
Received | - | - | - | - |
|---|
Granted | - | - | - | - |
|---|
Refused | - | - | - | - |
|---|
Under consideration | - | - | - | - |
|---|
Withdrawn | - | - | - | - |
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Referred back to Appeal Committee | - | - | - | - |
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Total granted (1) |
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Number | 8,159 | 6,229 | 1,633 | 297 |
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Percentage | 79.6 | 83.2 | 68.1 | 81.1 |
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(1) Granted at initial stage, appeal committee or appeal to Sheriff or Tribunal