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Children Education and Families Directorate, PO Box 118, Grays RM17 6GF

Telephone: Grays Thurrock (01375) 652652

Fax: (01375) 652792 - Minicom: (01375) 652516

Our Ref: LC/FOI 1169

Date: 1^st April 2009

Enquiries to: Linda Clampett

Direct dial: 01375 652242

Email: [email address]

Dear Mrs Batchelor

Re: Freedom of Information

Thank you for your request dated 28/03/2009 for the following information:

1) The number of persons in the local authority of compulsory

school age who are, or claimed to be, Electively Home Educated and

who have been either suspected or found to be involved in child

abuse, child neglect, forced marriage, sexual exploitation or

domestic servitude.

2) How many (if any) Serious Case Reviews or Joint Area Reviews

have reported with respect to Home Educated children in the LA.

Section 10(1) of the Freedom of Information Act requires that we process your application within 20 working days of the date we received your request, therefore we will respond to you by 27/04/2008. If we are unable to meet this deadline we will inform you of this and the reasons why.

If the information is already available to you through the Council's publication scheme we will advise you of this. We will advise you whether we hold the information you have requested and if you are able to access it. In some cases where exclusions apply we will not be able to provide you with the information you have requested. If we are unable to provide the information you request we will contact you and inform you of the reasons why. In some cases there may be a charge for the information you have requested. We will keep charges to a minimum and will inform you as soon as possible of any charges that apply.

If you are unhappy with the Council's response you can make a complaint via the Council's complaints procedures and this will be looked into. If you are not happy with this decision you may then appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Yours faithfully

Linda Clampett

Freedom of Information Coordinator

Telephone (01375) 652242

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