ADCS Elective Home Education Survey 2021

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Dear Northumberland County Council,

Regarding : Elective Home Education Survey requested by the Association of Directors of Children's Services- Published on 24th November 2021, the results of the survey are contained in the document below

https://adcs.org.uk/education/article/el...

Question 1: Did your LA respond to the ADCS survey? If no please let me know this was the case and ignore the remaining question's thank you.

Question 2: Please supply a copy of your completed survey

Question 3: Please state the number of people who participated in the completion of the survey

Question 4: Please specify the positions held by those who participated

Question 5: Was your authorities response approved by Children's Services overview scrutiny Committee or equivalent? Please supply details.
Yours faithfully,

John Ormerod

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Dear Mr Ormerod,

INFORMATION REQUEST

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Northumberland
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Dear Enquirer, 

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to ADCS
survey. 

 

Right of Access 

 

Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled. 

 

(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds
information of the description specified in the request (which Section
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(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him. 

 

The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the
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The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public
authorities subject to various exemptions. 

 

Northumberland County Council confirms that it holds the information you
have requested, please see the attached and following information in
response.

 

Q.1 Did your LA respond to the ADCS survey? If no please let me know this
was the case and ignore the remaining question's thank you. 

Yes 
 
Q.2 Please supply a copy of your completed survey 

See attached. 
 
Q.3 Please state the number of people who participated in the completion
of the survey 


 
Q.4 Please specify the positions held by those who participated 

Senior Manager, Team Managers x 2, admin/data assistant 
 
Q.5 Was your authorities response approved by Children's Services overview
scrutiny Committee or equivalent? Please supply details. 
 

Approved by the DCS who is also an Executive Director, data shared with
Lead Member for Children's Services at monthly briefings. 

 

Complaints 

 

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handled, you can request an internal review by writing within 2 months
from the date of this response to the Information Governance Office: 

 

Information Governance Office, Northumberland County Council, County Hall,
Morpeth, NE61 2EF 

Email: [1][Northumberland County Council request email] 

 

Information Commissioner 

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right by Section 50 of the Act to apply to the Information Commissioner
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accordance with the requirements of the Act at: 

 

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF 

Tel: 0303 123 1113, Email: [2][email address

 

There is no charge for making an appeal. 

 

Yours faithfully, 

 

FOI Coordinator - 

Information Governance Office 

Northumberland County Council 

County Hall 

Morpeth 

Northumberland 

NE61 2EF 

 

Tel: 0345 600 6400 

Email: [3][Northumberland County Council request email] 

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Dear Northumberland County Council,

Hello you haven't sent a copy of the completed ADCS survey please supply this information it is relevant to members of the general public including home educators the survey directly pertains to home educators the DFE don't hold the information and have advised me to contact Local Authorities directly

Yours faithfully,

John Ormerod

FOI Mailbox,

Thank you for your email. 

We aim to respond to general enquires within two working days. 

If you have submitted a Freedom of Information request, this will be
logged, and you will receive an acknowledgment email including a reference
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Thanks 

 
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Dear Mr Ormerod,
Please accept our apologies for this oversight.
Please find attached the missing survey.
kind regards
Julia

Information Governance Office

(t)  0345 600 6400

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Sent: 16 April 2022 20:19
To: FOI Mailbox <[Northumberland County Council request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - ADCS Elective
Home Education Survey 2021
 
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Dear Northumberland County Council,

Hello you haven't sent a copy of the completed ADCS survey please supply
this information it is relevant to members of the general public including
home educators the survey directly pertains to home educators the DFE
don't hold the information and have advised me to contact Local
Authorities directly

Yours faithfully,

John Ormerod

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