Number of electively home educated children and young people

Dear Ms Daley

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We
have now considered your request and can supply you with the following
information.

You have requested:
1. Number of electively home educated children known to your LA in
academic year 2008-09.

2. Number of electively home educated children who have a
protection plan in place due to neglect or abuse.

3. Total number of all children in your LA.

4. Total number of children who have a protection plan in place
due to neglect or abuse.

1. There are 104 home educated children known to Brent in the
academic year 2008/09.

2. There are no electively educated children who have a protection
plan due to neglect or abuse.

3. There are 48,857 0-14 year olds and 38,869 15-24 year olds in
the borough of Brent (2001 National Census).

4. Brent currently has 209 children subject to child protection
plans due to neglect or abuse.

If you are dissatisfied with this response or how the Council has handled
your request you can complain to the Council by writing to the following
address: Corporate Information Manager at Brent Council, Room 105, Brent
Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 9HD, telephone 020 8937
1156, e-mail [1][Brent Borough Council request email]. It is the Council***s policy to ensure
that, where practicable, your complaint is dealt with by someone who was
not involved in the original decision.

You also have a right of appeal about our decision to the Information
Commissioner, however, the Information Commissioner will not normally
consider an appeal until you have exhausted your rights of redress and
complaint to the Council.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted as follows:Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF; Telephone: 01625 545 700, www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

regards,
Karen Taylor
P.A. to Anna Janes
Head of Planning, Information & Performance
Children & Families Department
Strategy & Partnerships Division
Tel: 020 8937 4304
Fax: 020 8937 4697
email: [email address]

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