Number of electively home educated children and young people

[FOI #15181 email]

For the attention of Ms Lynn Daley

My Ref Date Please ask for Direct line/ext.
FoI/09_452 30th July 2009 Mrs Gabay 020 8825 8282

Dear Ms Daley,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information received by email on the 25th of July 2009. I have sent the following request to the service area:

Figures are required for the below:

1. Number of electively home educated children known to your LA in the 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.

If I have not understood your request correctly please let me know as soon as possible.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 defines a number of exemptions that will prevent the release of information. We will assess the information you have requested to determine if any of the exemption categories apply. If an exemption applies some or all of the information you have requested may not be released.

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Yours sincerely,
Information & Data Compliance Officer

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Dear Ms Daley,

Thank you for your email dated 1st September 2009.My records show a response was sent to you on 25th August 2009.I will resend the response to you for your records.Please let me know if you do not receive it.

Yours sincerely

Mrs L Cox
020 8825 5512

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Dear Ms Daley,

Please find below our original response to your Freedom of Information request.

I would be grateful if you could confirm receipt of this please.

Thank you

Mrs L Cox

Lynn Daley
[FOI #15181 email]

Your Ref My Ref Date Please ask for Direct line/ext.
FoI/09_452 24 August 2009 Mrs Gabay 020 8825 8282

Dear Ms Daley

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information received by the Council on 25 July 2009 requesting information around the numbers of children on home education, home education and protection plans. The following information has been assessed as our response to your request.

1. Number of electively home educated children known to your LA in the academic
year 2008-09.

Just to confirm that as of today's date there are: 49 young people on our Elective Home Education list

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

NONE.

3. Total number of all children in your LA - 64,671

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

Reason for Plan Total
Emotional Abuse 128
Neglect 173
Physical Abuse 13
Sexual Abuse 15
Under assessment 5

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SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely
Mrs Gabay
Information & Data Compliance Officer

Information & Data Compliance
Business Services Group
Ealing Council
3rd Floor SE Perceval House
14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HL

Information & Data Compliance
Business Services Group
Ealing Council
3rd Floor SE Perceval House
14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HL

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