Child employment permits

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To whom it concerns,

I'm researching for a project, and was wondering if I could get as much of the following information on child employment permits as you have on record:

1) How many total child employment permits have been granted each year since 2013?
2) How many of these were for young people aged under 16 years old?
3) How many of these were for young people aged 16-18 years old?

Separately,
4) How many people aged 11-16 years old fall within your Local Authority area?
5) How many people aged 16-18 years old fall within your Local Authority area?

Yours faithfully,
Lucas Johnston

Northumberland County Council

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Our Ref: 7677  

Dear Enquirer,

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Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF

Tel: 0345 600 6400
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Northumberland County Council

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Our Ref: 7677   

Dear Enquirer,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to Child
employment permits. 

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
1(6) of the Act designates as the "duty to confirm or deny"), and 

(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
document or record which contains it. 

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 following information in response. 

Q.1     How many total child employment permits have been granted each
year since 2013?

A.1 -Academic Year Sept 2019 - to date - 101 permits issued

-Academic Year Sept 2018 - August 2019 - 197 permits issued

-Academic Year Sept 2017 - August 2018 - 172 permits issued

-Academic Year Sept 2016 - August 2017 - 191 permits issued

-Academic Year Sept 2015 - August 2016 - 166 permits issued

 

We do not have information prior to the Academic year starting September
2015.  

 

Q.2     How many of these were for young people aged under 16 years old?

A.2 -Academic Year Sept 2019 - to date - 92 permits issued to under 16's

-Academic Year Sept 2018 - August 2019 - 174 permits issued to under 16's

-Academic Year Sept 2017 - August 2018 - 151 permits issued to under 16's

For 2015/16  & 2016/17, we did not record the age.  

Q.3     How many of these were for young people aged 16-18 years old?

A.3 (We are only required to issue a permit to the end of compulsory
school age, Year 11 - so don't go up to 18 year olds)

-Academic Year Sept 2019 - to date - 9 permits issued to 16+

-Academic Year Sept 2018 - August 2019 - 23 permits issued to 16+

-Academic Year Sept 2017 - August 2018 - 21 permits issued to 16+

For 2015/16  & 2016/17, we did not record the age. 

Separately,

Q.4     How many people aged 11-16 years old fall within your Local
Authority area?

A.4 Please see the response for Q.5

Q.5     How many people aged 16-18 years old fall within your Local
Authority area?

A.5 All Ages - 320,274

Age 11 - 3,319

Age 12 -  3,496

Age 13 - 3,350

Age 14 - 3,425

Age 15 - 3,272

Age 16 - 3,356

Age 17 - 3,300

Age 18 - 3,267

Complaints 

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
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: [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
for a decision as to whether your request has been dealt with in
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: [email address

There is no charge for making an appeal. 

Yours faithfully 

FOI Coordinator - Central Team

Information Governance Office

Northumberland County Council

County Hall

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE61 2EF

Tel: 0345 600 6400

Email: [Northumberland County Council request email] 

Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk