Date: 12 May 2009

My Ref: FOI/2009/0155/CLO

Contact: Emma Hearton

Direct dial: 01934 427390

C Murton

Sent via email

Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information Act (2000) - Request for Information

I write following our acknowledgement letter, date 30 March 2009, reference FOI/2009/0155/ACK

Further to your request, please see our response below:

A. 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, neglect, forced marriage, sexual exploitation or domestic

servitude.

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

have reported with respect to home educated children in the LA

As no time frame was stipulated upon your request North Somerset Council has viewed 10 years worth of information and can confirm the answer to the above questions is None.

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In line with the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004, the Council reserves the right to charge for disbursements, such as photocopying and postage. However, on this occasion no fee will be charged.

Please note that the Freedom of Information Act only provides you with a right of access to recorded information. Any information subject to copyright will continue to be protected by the Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1998). This includes information which is copyright of the council. Disclosure of any information by the council to you does not provide you with any rights to use or distribute the information in breach of any copyright.

North Somerset Council now considers that it has complied with your request. However, you have a right to appeal if you are dissatisfied with our response. In the first instance you should address your appeal for a review of the response or our handling of your request to the Council's Information Governance Manager, in writing at:

Mr Peter Rooney, Information Governance Manager, The Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1UJ.

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the Council's internal review, you have a further right of appeal to the Information Commissioner. You can request a review of the council's decisions by contacting:

The Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF.

Yours faithfully

Emma Hearton

FOI & DPA Support Officer

North Somerset Council

Philip Hall

Director of Finance and Resources

Information, Communication and Technology Department

North Somerset Council

Town Hall

Weston-super-Mare

Somerset BS23 1UJ

www.n-somerset.gov.uk