Service Director: Education

Maureen McKenna

Phone: 0141 287 0125

Email: [email address]

Ref: CSM 2638534

Date: 2 October 2009

Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

I refer to your enquiry of 29 September 2009 requesting Glasgow City Council to provide you with the undernoted information.

Proposed reorganisation of ASL Schools in Glasgow

I am writing to you regarding the above requesting the following information:

All reports, formal/informal minutes of meetings/discussions, internal/external correspondence, guidance and advice within/to Education Department relating to the reorganisation of the ASL Schools involved in the review from January 2007 onwards.

All reports, formal/informal minutes of meetings/discussions, internal/external correspondence, guidance and advice to/from GCC Departments (including Social Work. Legal and Estates) relating to the reorganisation of the ASL Schools involved in the review from January 2007 onwards.

Past 3 years actual spend for each school involved, broken down by: Staff Premises (recurring) Premises (capital improvements)

Projected next 3 years budget for each school involved, broken down by: Staff Premises (recurring) Premises (capital improvements)

Past 3 years pupil & staff numbers for each school involved, broken down by: Full/Part Time Pupils Management/Admin Staff, Teaching Staff and Assistants

Projected next 3 years pupil & staff numbers for each school involved, broken down by: Full/Part Time Pupils Management/Admin Staff, Teaching Staff and Assistants

For the avoidance of doubt, I would stress that Schools involved in the review is not limited to those for which reorganisation is currently proposed but includes all those considered by the review group in 2007.

The purpose of this request under Freedom of Information is to ascertain whether the Council's stated criteria under the Education Estate Strategy 2009 to 2012 of long term sustainable capacity and clear educational benefits is met by the proposed reorganisation.

Please note that we are treating your request as a formal request under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

You will be contacted again within 20 working days from the date when your request was received.

Yours sincerely

CAROLE McKENZIE

FOI Officer

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