Dear Sir or Madam,

In the wake of Graham Badman’s review of Elective Home Education,
the Government is planning to introduce legislation to register,
monitor and support home educated children.
It is clear that this legislation will have financial and staffing
impacts upon local authorities and yet the Government has made it
equally clear that no extra funding will be made available to local
councils to fulfil their new responsibilities.

In the light of the expected impact of this legislation:

(a) Has it been formally discussed by the committees of elected
councillors responsible for education, children’s social care,
finance or any other relevant department?

(b) Has it been formally discussed by the officers responsible for
education, children’s social care, finance or any other relevant
department?

(c) Have the committees responsible for education, children’s
social care, finance or any other relevant department taken part in
the Government consultation into the proposed legislation, which
ends on 19 October 2009?

(d) Have the unelected local authority officers responsible for
education, children’s social care, finance or any other relevant
department taken part in the Government consultation into the
proposed legislation, which ends on 19 October 2009?

(c) If the councillors or officers have not taken part in the
consultation, are they planning to do so?

Yours faithfully,

C. Blades

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Thank you for your request for information relating to home
education. Your request was received on 11th September 2009 and I am
dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and/or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact Sue Smith or
Stephen Hughes on telephone number 01254 585761. Alternatively, our email
address is [1][Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council request email]

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Regards

Fozia Khan

Audit & Assurance Administrator | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Audit & Assurance
Tower Block, F Floor| King William Street | Blackburn | BB1 7DY

@: [2][email address]| (: 01254 585649

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Dear Sir, Madam,

Please see response below to your request for information.

I hope that this is useful

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