EHE abuse stats

Jax Blunt made this Freedom of Information request to West Berkshire Council

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From: Jax Blunt

28 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to know:

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.

Yours faithfully,

Jax Blunt

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From: Sue Broughton
West Berkshire Council

28 March 2009

I will be away from my desk on the afternoon of Friday 27th March. Emails
will be picked up when I return to the office.

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From: Sue Broughton
West Berkshire Council

30 March 2009

FoI/2009/118

Dear Mr Blunt,
Thank you for your enquiry. There has been one serious case review, the
details of which are on our website. The individual in this case was not
home educated.
[1]http://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?a...

I will discuss the remainder of your request with the Children & Young
People Service.

Yours sincerely

Sue Broughton
Information Management Officer
Policy & Communication
Council Offices
Market Street
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 5LD

Tel: 01635 519747
Email: [2][West Berkshire Council request email]

You should be aware that all emails received and sent by this Council are
subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and therefore may be
disclosed to a third party.

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Jax Blunt left an annotation (30 March 2009)

Have received partial answer, rest to be forwarded when gathered.

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From: Sue Broughton
West Berkshire Council

2 April 2009

FoI/2009/118

Dear Mr Blunt,

In response to your first question, there are 45 children currently EHE
and of those, 2 have been the subject of child protection referrals
related to child abuse (but not forced marriage, sexual exploitation or
domestic servitude).

Yours sincerely

Sue Broughton
Information Management Officer
Policy & Communication
Council Offices
Market Street
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 5LD

Tel: 01635 519747
Email: [1][West Berkshire Council request email]

You should be aware that all emails received and sent by this Council are
subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and therefore may be
disclosed to a third party.

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From: Jax Blunt

2 April 2009

Dear Sue Broughton,

Thank you for your extremely prompt response.

Can you clarify this information that you have sent: "2 have been
the subject of child protection referrals related to child abuse"
in terms of the original question I sent, which was "either
suspected or found to be involved in child abuse"

Are the 2 children suspected or have they been found to be involved
in child abuse, or is it that the case is ongoing?

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Jax Blunt

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From: Sue Broughton
West Berkshire Council

2 April 2009

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FoI/2009/118

Dear Mr Blunt,
Thank you for your email. The wording of the response we sent was
intentional to avoid a refusal under Section 40 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (personal data). I am afraid we cannot give any
further detail as this might identify the individuals involved.

A copy of the relevant exemption is attached. This is an absolute
exemption not subject to the public interest test.

If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled, you may ask
for an internal review. You should contact David Lowe, Policy & Scrutiny
Manager, Policy & Communication, Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury
RG14 5LD if you wish to make a complaint. If you are not content with the
outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to
the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner
can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.

Yours sincerely

Sue Broughton
Information Management Officer
Policy & Communication
Council Offices
Market Street
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 5LD

Tel: 01635 519747
Email: [1][West Berkshire Council request email]

You should be aware that all emails received and sent by this Council are
subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and therefore may be
disclosed to a third party.

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From: Jax Blunt

3 April 2009

Dear Sue Broughton,

Thank you for your assistance in providing this information, and
particularly for going out of your way to give me as much
information as you could in the terms of the FOI act.

Yours sincerely,

Jax Blunt

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Tania Berlow left an annotation (29 August 2009)

J-the last question was not answered- follow up?
thanks

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Tania Berlow left an annotation ( 7 September 2009)

i have an answer through telephone- off list of EHE as both kids went back to school but the concerns still existed and still exist.

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