Impact of proposed home education legislation

C. Blades made this Freedom of Information request to Wiltshire Council

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From: C. Blades

20 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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From: Coulson, Joanne M
Wiltshire Council

21 September 2009

Dear C Blades,

Thank you for your email dated Sunday 20/09/09, sent around 22.45

The email was in connection with the financial implications of proposed
Government legislation to register; monitor and support home educated
children.

Could you please resend this email to [1][email address]

Thank you

Kind regards,

Jo Coulson

Customer Services Officer

Wiltshire Council

County Hall

Bythesea Road

Trowbridge

Wiltshire

BA14 8JN

Tel: 01225 713002

Email: [2][email address]

Website: www.wiltshire.gov.uk

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From: Wojcikiewicz, Barbara
Wiltshire Council

2 December 2009

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Dear Mr Blades,

Thank you for your email regarding a request made under the Freedom of
Information Act. I have now passed your request to the approrpiate
officer in the department and you will receive a response to your
questions in due course.

Should you not be happy with the information that is supplied you have the
right to complain. You may make a complaint direct to the department's
Complaints Manager, Mrs Maggie McDonald, telephone 01225 713679 or email
[1][email address]; or alternatively you can contact the
Information Commissioner. I have attached a copy of Wiltshire Council's
complaints procedure together with a copy of the Information
Commissioner's leaflet.

Yours sincerely

Barbara Wojcikiewicz
Complaints Officer &
Freedom of Information Co-ordinator
Department for Children and Education
Wiltshire Council
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN

01225 713678
[2][email address]

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From: gibson, maxine
Wiltshire Council

2 December 2009

Dear Requestor

Until the Government moves from the planning stage to the passing of any
legislation with regard to elective home education, it has not been
thought appropriate to carry out formal discussions with either committees
of elected councillors or officers responsible for education, children's
social care, finance or any other relevant department.

Yours sincerely

Maxine Gibson
Principal Education Welfare Officer
01722 743907
[1][email address]

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