initial questionnaire elective home education

Dear Ms Berlow

I acknowledge your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Assuming we hold this information, I will endeavour
to supply the data to you as soon as possible but no later
than 5th October 2009 (20 working days from date of receipt).

I will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold this information
or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any costs for providing
the information. Please quote our reference - FOI/09/1005 - in any
communication regarding this particular request.

Best regards

Corporate Access to Information Team, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 696265 or 01622 694261 - Fax: 01622 694383
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...

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Dear Ms Berlow

On 29th August, you emailed us (twice - one email referred to Shropshire)
asking for Kent County Council's response to the more in-depth
questionnaire which followed on from the initial 60-question survey about
elected home education. Because 29th August was a Saturday (weekends and
bank holidays do not count as working days for the purpose of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000), these emails were classed as being received on
the next working day which was Tuesday 1st September and therefore KCC had
until 29th September to provide this information to you. My colleague
actually replied to you on 24th September (within statutory timescales)
and the attached completed questionnaire which she provided you with is
indeed Kent's response to the follow-on questionnaire, not the initial
questionnaire as you suggest in your latest emails.

On 5th September, you emailed us asking for Kent's response to the initial
60-question questionnaire and again, because 5th September was a Saturday,
and the request is classed as being received on 7th September, we have
until 5th October to provide this to you although I understand the
information will follow shortly.

I hope this clarifies the situation.

If you are unhappy with this response, and believe KCC has not complied
with legislation, please ask for a review by following our complaints
process; details can be found at this link
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...
on our website. Please quote reference FOI/09/986 (in-depth questionnaire)
or FOI/09/1005 (initial questionnaire).

If you still remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of what you need to do, should
you wish to pursue this course of action, are available from the
Information Commissioner's website
[2]http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom...

Best regards

Caroline Dodge
Corporate Access to Information Coordinator, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 221652 - Fax: 01622 694383
[3]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...

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Dear Ms Berlow

Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

I am pleased to provide the attached document in answer to your request.
This is the initial questionnaire in respect of the Badman Review on
Elective Home Education which we completed on-line. We have now
supplied both the questionnaires that you asked for ( see FOI/09/986 ).

If you are unhappy with this response, and believe KCC has not complied
with legislation, please ask for a review by following our complaints
process; details can be found at this link
http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...
s/complaints-procedure.htm#foi on our website. Please quote reference
FOI/09/1005.

If you still remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of what you need to do, should
you wish to pursue this course of action, are available from the
Information Commissioner's website
http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom...

Regards

Michelle Hunt
Access to Information Co-ordinator
Communication & Information Governance
Children, Families & Education Directorate
Kent County Council
Room 2.35, Sessions House
Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ
External: 01622 696692
Internal: 7000 6692
Email: [email address]

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Dear Ms Berlow

Thank you for your email below which was most helpful and has enabled me
to locate what I hope is the "missing" information, that is, Kent County
Council's response to the in-depth questionnaire following on from the
initial survey about elective home education.

I think that the confusion arose at our end because myself and my
colleague Ms Hunt were provided with what appeared to be two different
questionnaires to satisfy your two requests so we naturally assumed one
was KCC's initial response to the survey and the other was KCC's response
to the follow-on. I assume that both were KCC's responses to the initial
survey but one was the on-line version. I can only offer my sincere
apologies for the confusion, which has resulted in delays in providing you
with the information you asked for and hope that the attached
document now completes your requests.

However, if you remain unhappy, you can appeal to the Information
Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Details of what you need to do, should you wish to pursue this
course of action, are available from the Information Commissioner's
website [1]http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom... or
you can phone the ICO Helpline on 08456 30 60 60.

Best regards

Caroline Dodge
Corporate Access to Information Coordinator, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 221652 - Fax: 01622 694383
[2]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...

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