Education Service

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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: 21 April 2009

Enquiries to: Linda Clampett

Direct dial: 01375 652242

Dear Mrs Batchelor

Re: Freedom of Information

Thank you for your request 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.

The information below has been supplied in response to your request for the

above mentioned information. We hope the information supplied satisfies your original request.

Thurrock Children's social care are not actively involved with any of the children who are Electively Home Educated.

None of the Serious Case Reviews in Thurrock have related to Home Educated young people

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.

Information supplied in response to your request is the copyright of Thurrock Council.

The information has been supplied for your personal use. Except for permitted acts

under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the information supplied may not

be copied, distributed, published, or exploited for commercial purposes or financial gain

without the explicit written consent of Thurrock Council.

Yours faithfully

Linda Clampett

Freedom of Information Coordinator

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