Children’s Services 
9th Floor Merton House 
Stanley Road,  
 
 
Bootle,  
 
Merseyside, L20 3JA 
 
 
 
 
Date:   
14th July 2009  
Lynn Daley 
Our Ref: 
FOI 00758/055/CSL 
Whatdotheyknow.com 
Your Ref: 
 
 
 
 
Please contact: 
Catherine Larkin 
 
Contact Number: 
0151 934 3286 
Fax No: 
 
0151 934 3700 
e-mail: [email address]   
 
 
 
Dear Ms Daley 
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST  
 
I write in response to your Freedom of Information request of 1st July 2009. You asked for the following 
information:- 
 
1. Number of electively home educated children known to your LA. 
 
54 children known to be electively home educated 
 
2. Number of electively home educated children who have a care plan in place due to concerns of abuse. 
 
We have no record of any children who are electively home educated having a care plan. 
 
3. Total number of all children in your LA  
 
The total number of children in Sefton schools as at June 2009 was 42,108 pupils. Population forecasts of 
the total number of children within Sefton can be found on the Neighbourhood Statistics website, at the 
following address:-  
 
http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/ 
 
 
4. Total number of children who have a care plan in place due to concerns of abuse. 
 
See response to Question 2.  
  
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.  
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
Catherine Larkin 
RESEARCH AND INFORMATION MANAGER 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bryn Marsh MA (Cantab) 
 
Strategic Director – Children’s Services 
 
 
Minicom: 0151 934 4657 
 

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