Customer Care and Complaints Service

Children's Services & Learning Directorate

Southampton City Council

8^th Floor, Marland House

SOUTHAMPTON SO14 7PQ

Please ask for Mark Oliphant FOI Ref: FOI/0910/108

Direct dial: 023 8083 3154 Fax: 023 8083 3815

Email: [email address]

C McEwan 5^th June 2009

Sent Via Email

Dear Sir or Madam

Information Request

Thank you for your information request which was received by the City Council on 05 June 2009 and is currently being considered.

In your request you have asked for the following information:

1. Does your Local Authority presently employ Education Counsellors* (rather than `buying in' such a service from an external provider)?

2. If the answer to Question 1 is `yes', please state for each Education Counsellor employed by the Local Authority:

• Whether they have been deemed to be eligible to join the Teachers Pension Scheme and

• The date when they joined the Teachers Pension Scheme

• Whether they are employed on Teachers Terms and Conditions of Employment

3. If your Local Authority does not presently employ Education Counsellors have they done so in the past?

4. If the answer to Question 3 is `yes', please state for each School Counsellor employed by the Local Authority since 31 March 2004:

• Whether they were deemed to be eligible to join the Teachers Pension Scheme and

• When they joined the Teachers Pension Scheme

* Education Counsellors meaning those employed to support pupils in education

As required by law, the City Council will respond to you as soon as possible and no later than 20 working days after the receipt of your request.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the council is able to charge a fee where the cost for responding is above the Appropriate Fee Limit (further information on fees is available on: http://www.southampton.gov.uk/Images/Charging%20Policy_tcm46-

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hould such fees be incurred the Council will notify you as soon as is reasonably practicable to discuss any options available to you.

The council may also charge you the cost of disbursements, such as photocopying and postage, where the cost is over £5.00. Should such costs be incurred in providing you with the information you have requested, you will be notified of any charges as soon as is reasonably practicable.

Any payment requested by the council in response to your request must be paid in advance of any information being provided to you.

Yours sincerely

Mark Oliphant

Mark Oliphant

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

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