Links between school exclusions and the exploitation of children by "county lines" drug gangs since April 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.030485

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I'm researching the links between school exclusions and the exploitation of children by "county lines" drug gangs. Please can you help with the following?

1. Since 1 April 2022 Op Orochi has rescued 30 children from County Lines.
How many of these children had been excluded or suspended from school or were not in mainstream schools?

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I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Of the thirty rescued children:
Excluded from school	2
In school	20
Home schooled	1
Not in full time education but are 16 years or above	6
Other	1 (moved to a foreign county)