Strategy & Commissioning

Children's Services Directorate

Minerva House, Pendlebury Road,

Swinton, Salford, M27 4EQ

Miss Linder

By e-mail:

[FOI #1027 email]

Phone

Fax

Email

Web

My Ref

Your Ref

0161 778 0147

0161 728 6110

[email address]

www.salford.gov.uk

Subject:

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Dear Miss Linder,

I refer to your request for information regarding numbers of children home educated and number attending a pupil referral unit.

Please find below a summary of information requested:

Numbers in PRUs and home tuition as at 8/7/08

Home Tuition - 21 plus 17 year 11 who left at end of June

Pupil Referral Units:

Key Stages 1 & 2 - 25

Key Stage 3 - 51

Key Stage 4 - 31 plus 44 year 11 who left at end of June

I hope this answers your questions. However, if you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request or wish to make a complaint or appeal against any decision we have made in response to your request you should write in the first instance to Anne Hopwood at the following address:

Head of Management Information & Sharing

Salford Children's Services

Minerva House

Pendlebury Road

Swinton

Salford

M27 4EQ

Guidance on how to make a formal appeal against a decision under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is also available on our web site at www.salford.gov.uk.

Should you continue to disagree with the decision following the appeal you may wish to contact the Office of the Information Commissioner at:-

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Telephone: 01625 545700

Fax : 01625 524510

Yours sincerely,

Paula Egerton

Partnership Information Officer

Salford Children's Services