Thank you for your request for information and I confirm we shall
respond as quickly as possible but not later than 9 October 2009.

Wendy Kassamani
Information Compliance Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Tel: 01273 296636

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Regarding your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000: Ref: foi/497/09

Please find set out below the information in response to the above
request:

"

"In the wake of Graham Badman's review of Elective Home Education,

the Government is planning to introduce legislation to register,

monitor and support home educated children. It is clear that this

legislation will have financial and staffing impacts upon local

authorities and yet the Government has made it equally clear that

no extra funding will be made available to local councils to fulfil

their new responsibilities.

In the light of the expected impact of this legislation:

(a) Has it been formally discussed by the committees of elected

councillors responsible for education, children's social care,

finance or any other relevant department?

No, although the lead Councillor and relevant staff members
are aware of possible implications.

(b) Has it been formally discussed by the officers responsible for

education, children's social care, finance or any other relevant

department?

See above

(c) Have the committees responsible for education, children's

social care, finance or any other relevant department taken part in

the Government consultation into the proposed legislation, which

ends on 19 October 2009?

No

(d) Have the unelected local authority officers responsible for

education, children's social care, finance or any other relevant

department taken part in the Government consultation into the

proposed legislation, which ends on 19 October 2009?

Yes (EOTAS in Children & Young People's Trust)

(c) If the councillors or officers have not taken part in the

consultation, are they planning to do so?

Some councillors have met or consulted with local authority officers prior
to meeting local home educators"

Should you have any queries concerning this request please contact me,
remembering to quote the reference number shown above.

If you are not satisfied how your request has been handled, you can
appeal. Please write to:

Freedom of Information Appeals

Room 413

Brighton & Hove City Council

Hove Town Hall

Norton Road

Hove BN3 4AH

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If you are still not satisfied after your complaint has been investigated,
you can escalate your complaint to the Information Commissioners Office.
The contact details are:

The Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

Telephone number: 01625 545745

e-mail: [2][email address]

Website: [3]www.dataprotection.gov.uk

If you have any queries regarding this process, please contact me via the
contact details below.

Wendy Kassamani

Information Compliance Officer

Brighton & Hove City Council

Hove Town Hall

Norton Road

Hove, BN3 4AH

Tel: 01273 296636

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