Employment of classroom assistants

09/11/09

Dear Kate Higgins

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (Scotland) Act 2002
ENQUIRY SUBJECT : Employment of classroom assistants

We acknowledge your request logged on 09/11/09 at 17:22 asking for information about our services.

Your request has now been forwarded to the Action Officer and you should receive a response in 20 working days.

Should we require any further information from you to enable your request to be processed, you will be contacted directly.

In the meantime, if you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely

Customer Service

West Lothian Council

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Dear Ms Higgins,

Request for Information in terms of the Freedom of Information Act
Enquiry Subject - HR
Case. Ref. 101002286268

I acknowledge your request for information in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, which was received by us on 09/11/2009.

Your request has been forwarded to the relevant service officer, who will provide a response to your request as soon as possible and not later than 20 working days following receipt of your request, that being 07/12/09. Please allow postal time for receipt of the response. Should the officer require further information from you to enable your request to be processed, you will be contacted directly.

In the event that you have not received a response to your enquiry by 07/12/09 (allowing time for postage), you have the right to request an internal review relating to the council's handling of your enquiry for information by writing to Gordon Blair, Chief Legal Officer, West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6FF (01506 281695; e-mail: [email address]). You must exercise this right within 60 days of the date your request for information was received.

You may be interested to know that the Council already makes a large amount of information available in many ways. We are required to list the types of information, which are routinely made available in a document called the 'Publication Scheme'. This sets out the types of information which are already available. The aim is to ensure that a significant amount of information is made available without people having to ask for it. You can view the Publication Scheme at any of the council's libraries or offices and it is available on the councils website at www.westlothian.gov.uk

Yours faithfully

Neil Macleod
West Lothian Council

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FAO Ms Kate Higgins

01/12/2009

Dear Ms Higgins,

Request for Information in term of the Freedom of Information Act
Enquiry Subject: Finance
Case. Ref. 101002286265

I refer to your request for information dated 09/11/2009. Additional funding for disabled children's services.

The Barnett Formula consequentials due to Scotland as a result of HM Treasurys announcement of £34m to support families with disabled children in connection with the report Aiming High for Disabled Children, were included within the overall Scottish Budget resulting from the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 Settlement,and were not hypothecated. There was no specific allocation in this respect within the government grant funding allocated to councils, as part of the local government finance settlement covering the periods 2008/09 and 2009/10. Therefore I am unable to provide a specific response to your request.

If you have any complaint about the Council's handling of your request for information, you may require the Council to review its actions and decisions in relation to this response. Please write, within 40 working days from 01/12/09, to Gordon Blair, Chief Legal Officer, West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6FF (01506 281695; e-mail: [email address]).

You may, within a further six months, if your are dissatisfied with the outcome or with the Council's failure to review its actions and decisions in relation to this response, apply in writing to the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS (01334 464610; email [email address]) requesting his decision in this matter.

Yours faithfully

Ailsa McRitchie
West Lothian Council

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FAO Ms Kate Higgins

07/12/2009

Dear Ms Higgins,

Request for Information in term of the Freedom of Information Act
Enquiry Subject: Finance
Case. Ref. 101002286267

I refer to your request for information dated 09/11/2009.

I am now able to answer your Freedom of Information Request of Additional
Support for Learning. Please see attached excel spreadsheet showing how
much money is being implemented on additional support for learning and how
much is being spent on equipment, support and training for children with
additional needs.

If you have any complaint about the Council's handling of your request for
information, you may require the Council to review its actions and
decisions in relation to this response. Please write, within 40 working
days from 07/12/09, to Gordon Blair, Chief Legal Officer, West Lothian
Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6FF (01506
281695; e-mail: [1][email address]).

You may, within a further six months, if your are dissatisfied with the
outcome or with the Council's failure to review its actions and decisions
in relation to this response, apply in writing to the Scottish Information
Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS
(01334 464610; email [2][email address]) requesting his
decision in this matter.

Yours faithfully

Ailsa McRitchie
West Lothian Council

Ailsa McRitchie
West Lothian Council
Team Leader
Corporate Strategy - Financial Management Unit
West Lothian Civic Centre
Howden South Road
Livingston, EH54 6FF
DD Tel: 01506 281306
Email: [3][email address]

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Hi Kate,

The response I made was in relation to FOI request: 101002286267 -
Additional Support for Learning.

You have another request with West Lothian Council which is 101002286268
and this relates to Employment of Classroom Assistants.

Unfortunately the classroom assistant request is not something that
Finance Services can help with however this request has been assigned to
our HR department and I will make them aware that you are looking for a
response.

However in the mean time it would be appreciated if you could update the
whatdotheyknow.com website to reflect that a response has been provided
for the additional support for learning request and that this was not an
overdue request.

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards
Ailsa.

Ailsa McRitchie
West Lothian Council
Team Leader
Corporate Strategy - Financial Management Unit
West Lothian Civic Centre
Howden South Road
Livingston, EH54 6FF
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Dear Ms Higgins,

Request for Information in term of the Freedom of Information Act
Enquiry Subject: Education Staff

Case. Ref. 101002286268

I acknowledge your request dated 9th November 2009, relating to education
staff and would respond to your questions as follows:

How many of the following your local authority employed/employs during
each of the years 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10:

a) classroom assistants who help either specifically or as part of their
generic role, to support children with additional needs individually or
collectively, in their education; - The information requested is
provided in the attached spreadsheet. Please note that within West
Lothian Council, these are generic roles and as such postholders may be
required to work with children with additional needs.

b) specialist staff to support children in their education
with additional needs individually or collectively, across
all departments and budget heads; - The information requested is
provided in the attached spreadsheet.

c) other types of auxiliary/assistant/staff either specifically or as
part of their generic role to support children with additional needs
individually or collectively, in their education; - The information
requested is provided in the attached spreadsheet.

I hope this satisfies your request, but should you require any further
information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

If you have any complaint about the Council's handling of your request for
information, you may require the Council to review its actions and
decisions in relation to this response. Please write, within 60 working
days of the date of your request, to Mr G Blair, Chief Legal Officer, West
Lothian House, Almondvale Boulevard, Livingston EH54 6QG (tel: 01506
777208; e-mail: [1][email address]).

You may, within a further six months, if your are dissatisfied with the
outcome or with the Council's failure to review its actions and decisions
in relation to this response, apply in writing to the Scottish Information
Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS
(01334 464610; email [2][email address]) requesting his
decision in this matter.

Yours faithfully

Neil Macleod

Information Liaison Officer

Tel: 01506 77 7237

Fax: 01506 77 7117

email: [3][email address]

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Dear Ms Higgins

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Request for Information Charges

FOI Request ID: 101002293752

I write in response to your request (dated 28/11/09). Please find the
West Lothian Council response attached.

I do hope that this provides the information you were seeking.

Yours sincerely

Bob Stead

Bob Stead

Senior Research Officer

Social Policy Information Team

West Lothian Council

Eagle Brae, Ladywell,

Livingston EH54 6AG

Tel: 01506 775724

Fax: 01506 775754

If you have any complaint about the council's handling of your request
for information, you can ask the council to review its actions and
decisions in relation to this response by writing to Gordon Blair, Chief
Legal Officer, West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston,
West Lothian

EH54 6FF (01506 281695; e-mail: [1][email address].)
including a correspondence address and a description of the original
request and the reason why you are dissatisfied, within 40 working days of
the date of this letter (Section 47 (1) of the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002).

You may, within a further six months, if you are dissatisfied with the
outcome or with the council's failure to review its actions and decisions
in relation to this response, apply in writing to the Scottish Information
Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS
(01334 464610; e-mail [2][email address]) requesting his
decision in this matter (Section 47 (1) Freedom of Information (Scotland)
Act 2002.

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