EHE-linked child abuse and SCR/JAR numbers

Cowne made this Freedom of Information request to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: Cowne

29 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to receive details of: (1) the number of persons in
the local authority (LA) of compulsory school age who are
electively home educated and (2) the number of persons in the LA
who claim to be electively home educated;

who have been either suspected or found to be involved in child
abuse, neglect, forced marriage, sexual exploitation or domestic
servitude.

In addition, how many SAOs have been issued in total and how many
have been enforced please?

Also, please could you reveal how many (if any) Serious Case
Reviews or Joint Area Reviews have reported with respect to home
educated children in the LA.

Yours faithfully,

Ms Cowne

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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

31 March 2009

Dear Ms Cowne

I am emailing to confirm receipt of your FOI request to Wigan Council.

We will respond as soon as possible, and in any case, no later than 29
April 2009, which is 20 working days after receipt of your request. If
you have any comments or questions in the meantime, please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Tim Turner
Data Protection / FOI Officer, Business Support Services
Wigan Council

External Tel: 01942 488354
External Fax: 01942 827093
Email address: [email address]
Postal address: Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, WN1 IYN

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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

29 April 2009

Dear Ms Cowne

I am emailing to respond to your FOI request to Wigan Council.

(1) the number of persons in the local authority (LA) of compulsory
school age who are electively home educated

75 - some are currently being registered

(2) the number of persons in the LA who claim to be electively home
educated who have been either suspected or found to be involved in child
abuse, neglect, forced marriage, sexual exploitation or domestic
servitude.

0

(3) In addition, how many SAOs have been issued in total and how many
have been enforced please?

0

(4) Also, please could you reveal how many (if any) Serious Case Reviews
or Joint Area Reviews have reported with respect to home educated
children in the LA.

0

I hope the information is clear and answers your request. If you are
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arrange this.

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regulator for Freedom of Information. His website is
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545745. His staff may ask you to exhaust our internal complaints
procedure if you choose to complain to his office now.

Regards

Tim Turner
Data Protection / FOI Officer
Business Support Services
Wigan Council

External Tel: 01942 488354
External Fax: 01942 827093
Email address: [email address]
Postal address: Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, WN1 IYN

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