29 October 2009

Dear Ms MacArthur,

Re: Your request for information: 4313

Thank you for your request for information received on 25 October 2009 in which you requested:

Under the FOI Act 2000, I would like to know how many teachers, and head teachers have:

1) Signed a compromise agreement since September 2004.

2) How many of these resulted in the termination of their employment with yourselves, the council.

3) How long they had been working for the Educational Service in your Council.

4) How old they were on their day of leaving.

I would be grateful if you could let me know if there is a cost to this request.

Your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and you will receive a response within 20 working days of the date that we received your request.

If the information you requested contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted before a decision is taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will be informed if this is the case.

We will not charge you for this request.

The Act defines a number of exemptions that may restrict the release of the requested information. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the information may not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your rights of appeal.

The information provided will be in English, normal font size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. other language, audio, large print, etc. please notify us.

Further information on the Freedom of Information Act is available through the Information Commissioner at the:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire.

SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Internet: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Sean Harrington

Information Governance Officer - Children's Services