EHE abuse stats

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Thank you for your request for information.

Your request details have now been recorded and will be passed on to the
appropriate Divisional Records Officer for action.

This Freedom Of Information Request was based on the following
information:

Name: Jax Blunt
Address: see email address
Email: [FOI #9911 email]
Telephone:
Request Details: 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.

FOI Reference Number: 3599
Target Completion Date: 29/04/2009

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FAO Jax Blunt

Thank you for your recent email seeking information under the Freedom of
Information Act. I have now had responses to your queries from officers in
the relevant sevices and these are reproduced below alongside your
queries:

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.

The City Council currently has 39 school aged children registered as being
home-educated. There are no records nor any suspicion of any abuse,
exploitation, forced marriage, sexual exploitation or domestic servitude
in relation to these pupils.

B. How many (if any) Serious Case Reviews or Joint Area Reviews have
reported with respect to home educated children in the LA.

There have been no Serious Case Reviews with respect to home-educated
children.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Murphy

Stephen Murphy
ICT Relationship Manager

Westminster City Council
Adults Services / Children's Services
9th Floor, City Hall
64 Victoria Street, London
SW1E 6QP
Tel: 020 7641 2255
e-mail: [email address]

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