Unvaccinated School Children

Stephen Booth made this Freedom of Information request to Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council did not have the information requested.

From: Stephen Booth

3 June 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

In light of the recent proposal to bar children who have not
received the MMR vaccination from state schools: What percentage of
children in Birmingham state funded schools are not known to have
been vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (whether as a
single MMR jab or as the three separate vaccinations) and to be up
to date on boosters where appropriate? What percentage of staff
working in schools are not known to have received and be up to date
with the same vaccinations? If possible please provide the
information broken down by constituency and ward (of the schools)
and age/school year of children, but if it is not available at that
level of detail what ever level of detail you have will be fine. No
details that could be used to identify any child or employee or of
their general medical history is required so data protection and
similar legislation should not apply.

Preferred format of the information is electronic in a spreadsheet
that can be opened in Excel 2003.

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Booth

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Birmingham City Council

3 June 2009

Dear Mr Booth

Thank you for your request for information held by the Council under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which was received on
today.

We will contact you again once it has been ascertained what data is held by
Birmingham City Council. In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if
that is the case, we will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to
you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with
your request.

If you require any further information or are not happy with our response
please do not hesitate to contact me quoting the reference number above in
any future communications.

Yours sincerely
Steve Cullen
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Manager
Children, Young People and Families Directorate
Birmingham City Council

Tel: 0121 464 4591
Email: [email address]

Data Protection Act 1998
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records for a period of 2 years from the date Birmingham City Council
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Birmingham City Council

9 June 2009

Dear Mr Booth

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
regarding MMR vaccinations. Birmingham City Council does not currently
maintain records regarding vaccination of pupils. I am advised that you
would need to contact the Health Service to ascertain this type of
information.

If you are not satisfied with the response you may ask for an internal
review. If subsequently you are not satisfied with the Council’s decision
you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally,
the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at the following address:

The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545745 Web Address: www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,
Steve Cullen
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Manager
Children, Young People and Families Directorate
Birmingham City Council

Tel: 0121 464 4591
Email: [email address]

Re-use of Public Sector Information
The information provided is subject to Birmingham City Council copyright,
however, it may be re-used for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes without further reference to the City Council. If the re-use is
for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, you should notify the City
Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms for re-use. Where
Birmingham City Council does not hold the copyright, it has indicated the
copyright holder. Permission for re-use should be sought from them
directly.

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From: Stephen Booth

9 June 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

thank you for your response. Could you please clarify what you mean
by 'The Health Service'? As you are no doubt aware there are a
number of bodies that fall under that term.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Booth

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Birmingham City Council

10 June 2009

Dear Mr Booth

I do not know specifically who would hold the data within the health
sector. We do not collect or hold the data ourselves, either for our own
purposes or to supply to others, so would not be aware of which specific
service provider may or may not hold the data.

Yours sincerely,
Steve Cullen
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Manager
Children, Young People and Families Directorate
Birmingham City Council

Tel: 0121 464 4591
Email: [email address]

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- Unvaccinated School Children

Dear Sir or Madam,

thank you for your response. Could you please clarify what you mean
by 'The Health Service'? As you are no doubt aware there are a
number of bodies that fall under that term.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Booth

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