Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to know:

For each of the last 10 years:

- How many primary aged children there were in Staffordshire being
educated in school during that year.

- How many primary aged children there were in Staffordshire being
educated otherwise than at school during that year.

- How many secondary aged children there were in Staffordshire
being educated in school during that year.

- How many secondary aged children there were in Staffordshire
being educated otherwise than at school during that year.

- How many families were taken to court as a result of
Staffordshire County Council’s Elective Home Education Team
believing them to be in violation of section 7 of the Education Act
1996 during that year.

Yours faithfully,

Mr M Hupfield.

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Dear Mr. Hupfield

Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. We acknowledge receipt of your request on 13th
October 2008 and we are currently searching our files for the information
you have requested.

We will contact you further if the following apply:

o If we do not hold the information.

o Where we require further information to process your request.

o Where the information is held but a fee is applicable (in
which case a fees notice will be issued to you and you will be required to
pay before we will proceed to deal with your request).

o Where the information is held but an exemption to supplying
the information is to be considered.

Your request will be given prompt attention and you should receive a
response on or before 7th November 2008 as this is within 20 working days
as set out in the Act. Should you have any queries about the above or wish
to discuss your request further please contact me.

Yours Sincerely

Gemma Allen

Access to Information Officer

Information Governance Unit

Law and Governance Directorate

Staffordshire County Council

1A Bailey Street

Stafford

ST17 4BG

Telephone: 01785 278568

Fax: 01785 278362

[email address]

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Dear Mr Hupfield,

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

From the information described, we have been unable to clearly identify
the information you require.

"Educated otherwise" can cover elective home education, or could include
various other categories, e.g. those in PRUs (pupil referral units),
those unable to attend school because of medical conditions etc.

Can you please clarify the categories you require?

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires that we deal with requests
such as this within 20 working days. We are not required to include any
time whilst waiting for clarification of a request. We will endeavor to
proceed with your request as soon as you supply the information
required. If we have not received a reply within three months we will
treat this request as cancelled.

Please contact me if you have any queries or require any advice and
assistance regarding this request.

Gemma Allen
Access to Information Officer
Information Governance Unit
Law and Governance Directorate
Staffordshire County Council
1A Bailey Street
Stafford
ST17 4BG
Telephone: 01785 278568
Fax: 01785 278362
[email address]

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Dear Mrs Allen,

By "educated otherwise than at school" I mean children who are not
being educated by the state (whether that be in a school, referral
unit, college or any other centre). I am specifically interested in
the children who would come under your classification of being
electively home educated.

I hope this clarifies my request.

Yours sincerely,

Matt Hupfield.

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Dear Mr. Hupfield,

Thank you for your request for information and further clarification.

We have completed the search of our records. Please find a copy of the
information you requested below:

In school * Elective Home
Education

Primary aged children:

1998/1999
71969 No data available

1999/2000
70859 No data available

2000/2001
69753 No data available

2001/2002
68789 No data available

2002/2003
67462 No data available

2003/2004
66217 No data available

2004/2005
65502 82

2005/2006
63925 117

2006/2007
62761 135

2007/2008
61919 155

Secondary aged children:

1998/1999
59172 No data available

1999/2000
60160 No data available

2000/2001
60934 No data available

2001/2002
61290 No data available

2002/2003
62298 No data available

2003/2004
62390 No data available

2004/2005
61400 107

2005/2006
60940 141

2006/2007
59909 146

2007/2008
58858 166

* Note - Total numbers are based on January Census within the specified
academic year. Middle schools are deemed secondary and included in these
figures as such. Special and nursery schools have been excluded from the
figures.

There is no data available as to families taken to court as a result of
believing them to be in violation of Section 7 of the Education Act
specifically regarding elective home education during these years.

Please also note that we did not record elective home eduaction figures
for the first 6 years requested.

If you have any queries or require any further information please do not
hesitate to contact me.

In the first instance if you have any comments relating to how your
request has been handled by our authority, please contact Philip Jones,
Head of Information Governance, Information Governance Unit, 1a Bailey
Street, Stafford, ST17 4AY.

If you have any further comments relating to how your request has been
handled by our authority, please contact the Information Commissioner,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Yours Sincerely

Gemma Allen

Access to Information Officer

Information Governance Unit

Law and Governance Directorate

Staffordshire County Council

1A Bailey Street

Stafford

ST17 4BG

Telephone: 01785 278568

Fax: 01785 278362

[email address]

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