Impact of proposed home education legislation

C. Blades made this Freedom of Information request to Halton Borough Council

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From: C. Blades

15 September 2009

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 proposed 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?

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

Yours faithfully,

C. Blades

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Halton Borough Council

15 September 2009

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From: Richmond, Peter - Children & YP

25 September 2009

I refer to your FOI request received on 15 December 2009.

Our reply is below

a) The current consultation on Elective Home Education has not been
formally discussed by councillors. At any time there are numerous DCSF
consultations which are aimed at eliciting the views of staff that have
knowledge of the area being consulted upon not elected members.

b) The consultation has been looked at by a group of managers within
the department who have responsibilities in relation to Elective Home
Education as part of formulating a response.

c) Members don't respond to consultations as generally they have no
direct experience of the issues being consulted upon.

d) Officers have looked at the consultation and will be responding
before the closing date

e) We will be responding.

Many thanks

Peter Richmond
Divisional Manager - Management Information and Communication
Halton Children and Young People's Directorate | Grosvenor House | Halton
Lea | Runcorn | Cheshire | WA7 2WD
* [email address]
( 0151 471 7541 Extension 3716

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From: C. Blades

29 September 2009

Dear Mr Richmond,

Thank you for your prompt reply to my FOI request.

Yours sincerely,

C. Blades

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From: Richmond, Peter - Children & YP

29 September 2009

I will be away from the office on Wednesday 30 September 2009.

If your enquiry is urgent, please email or telephone -
CYP Database - Hannah Crowther - 3722
Carefirst6 / ICS - Peter Cartledge - 3591
FIS - Shaun Smith - 3706
Contact Point Team - Alison Kelly - 3655
VLP Team - Georgina Wilkes - 3655
14 to 19 Team - Ian Rowlands - 3217
CYPAN / Children Centre MIS Team - Agnieszka Fletcher-Jones - 3763
SIMS Team - Pauline Barnes - 3759
Communication / E Circular to Schools - Andrea Heasman - 3652
Marketing and Publicity - Jo Glover - 4365
Data for Schools - Dave Smith - 3759

Many thanks - Peter Richmond.

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From: Richmond, Peter - Children & YP

30 September 2009

Many thanks for the reply

Peter R

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