Home education and abuse - statistics

C Murton made this Freedom of Information request to Croydon Borough Council

Waiting for an internal review by Croydon Borough Council of their handling of this request.

From: C Murton

28 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

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.

C Murton

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From: Tanriverdi, Christine
Croydon Borough Council

30 March 2009

Dear Mr Murton

Thank you for your email dated 28 March 2009, in which you have requested
information in respect of, amongst other things, home education and abuse
statistics.

We are considering your request under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, and hope to respond within the statutory 20 working
days.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, either
myself or a colleague will let you know the likely charges before
proceeding.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Chris Tanriverdi

Paralegal

Democratic & Legal Services

Chief Executives's Department

5th Floor South Side, Taberner House

Park Lane, Croydon CR9 3JS

Tel : 020 8726 6000 Ext: 63833

Fax: 020 8407 1322

Faxination:020 8633 9664

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From: C Murton

29 April 2009

Dear Tanriverdi, Christine,

A response to my request is now overdue. Please send the
information stat.

Yours sincerely,

C Murton

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From: Derby, James
Croydon Borough Council

18 May 2009

Dear Mr Murton

Thank you for your email dated 28 March 2009, in which you have requested
information about home education and abuse statistics. We have considered
your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and
apologise for the delay in replying.

We have conducted a search into our records and confirm that there was one
record of elective home education with a child protection referral (now
closed) and one on-going with a child protection plan in place.

If you are unhappy with the way the department has handled your request
under the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask for an internal review.
You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint and either

o e-mailing us at [Croydon Borough Council request email]
o faxing us on 0208 760 5679
o writing to FOI Complaints, London Borough of Croydon, Democratic and
Legal Services, Croydon, CR9 3JS

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:

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

Yours sincerely

James Derby

Corporate Solicitor

Legal & Democratic Services

London Borough of Croydon

Taberner House

Park Lane

CR9 3JS

Tel: 020 8760 5768 Ext. 61359

Fax: 020 8760 5679

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From: C Murton

28 May 2009

Dear Derby, James,

I am sorry that after such a delay in responding you have not
managed to supply a full response.
Can you confirm that the closed case was an unfounded allegation?
Can you confirm which category the open case filts into?
Can you answer the question about Reviews?

Yours sincerely,

C Murton

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From: C Murton

27 June 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Croydon Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Home education and abuse -
statistics'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ho...

Yours sincerely,

C Murton

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From: Derby, James
Croydon Borough Council

29 June 2009

Dear Mr Murton

We received your request for internal review. Kindly confirm what part of
the response you want the Council to review as you have not mentioned any
specific issue(s)

Regards

James Derby

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From: C Murton

29 June 2009

Dear Derby, James,

If you follow the chain on mails for theis FOI request you will see
that I wrote
"Dear Derby, James,

I am sorry that after such a delay in responding you have not
managed to supply a full response. Can you confirm that the closed
case was an unfounded allegation? Can you confirm which category
the open case filts into? Can you answer the question about
Reviews?

Yours sincerely,

C Murton"

This is the information I am still awaiting and the lack of
response is the reason I have asked for a review.

Yours sincerely,

C Murton

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Lucia Santiago Taylor left an annotation (21 July 2009)

If these two cases were due to emotional neglect/abuse perhaps it could also be asked if either of these were due to the assumptions of a home inspector, eg. socialisation issues/?home-education standards/limited views of religion/faith issues?
Lucia

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Lucia Santiago Taylor left an annotation (21 July 2009)

If these two cases were due to emotional neglect/abuse perhaps it could also be asked if either of these were due to the assumptions of a home inspector, eg. socialisation issues/?home-education standards/limited views of religion/faith issues?
Lucia

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From: C Murton

9 August 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Croydon Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Home education and abuse -
statistics'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ho...

This includes the specific questions I am asking.
This response is now very much overdue and will be taken to the
Information Commissioner if you do not supply the information
promptly.

Yours faithfully,

C Murton

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Paul Williams left an annotation ( 4 April 2011)

You are entitled to ask the Information Commissioner to intervene. Go here for more info: http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints//freedo...

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