This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Lived experience of education in Wiltshire for young people aged 16-20 with additional health needs'.

Dear Miss White,

This is to advise you that we (Wiltshire Council), will be aggregating your requests under The Freedom of Information (FOIA) and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations. By aggregating the requests the total cost to the authority would exceed the appropriate limit of £450, so the requests will not be processed any further. Your requests 202000261, 202000372, 202000514, 202000580, 202000581 + 202000582 were all received by us within sixty consecutive working days, and this means we will deal with all six requests as one. Under our Section 16 obligations (duty to assist), we would like to provide advice and assistance which you will find in the table below:

Case reference
Date received
Date closed
Response
202000261
21/07/20
11/08/20
Policy provided
202000372
17/08/20
23/09/20
Refused - Section 12. Internal review requested 13/10/20
202000514
11/09/20
09/10/20
No information held. Internal review requested 13/10/20
202000580
23/09/20

Wiltshire Council holds the information you have requested, however, Section 21 of the Act removes the obligation to provide you with the information as it is reasonably accessible to you by other means. Section 21 is an absolute exemption meaning no public interest test is necessary.
The information you have requested is available here: Ensuring a good education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs, Statutory guidance for local authorities, January 2013
Education for children with health needs who cannot attend school - GOV.UK<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Feducation-for-children-with-health-needs-who-cannot-attend-school&data=02%7C01%7CKyle.McCormack%40wiltshire.gov.uk%7Cc382f7eaf08541bfb7ce08d871a1937a%7C5546e75e3be14813b0ff26651ea2fe19%7C0%7C0%7C637384286199603381&sdata=nATmTgunRnW9w2BvPjI2NTVvq6jqwkL6QAs91yv1cL4%3D&reserved=0>
Participation of young people in education, employment or training, Statutory guidance for local authorities, September 2016
Participation of young people: education, employment and training - GOV.UK<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fparticipation-of-young-people-education-employment-and-training&data=02%7C01%7CKyle.McCormack%40wiltshire.gov.uk%7Cc382f7eaf08541bfb7ce08d871a1937a%7C5546e75e3be14813b0ff26651ea2fe19%7C0%7C0%7C637384286199603381&sdata=fZG86ocouTZPo6VcIKbOfOS%2F1E7L%2BdnoOmzR%2FDt3otc%3D&reserved=0>
Continuity of Education Provision for CYP with Additional Health Needs, Wiltshire Council 2018 (see attached document)

202000581
23/09/20

Some information held. The schools themselves have the duty to arrange some provision for learners unable to attend school. The MNERS (Medical Needs and Re-integration Service) does not provide advice on accessing funding to schools. We only offer some provision to those who have been signed off by a consultant as unable to attend school. Advice and guidance provided would relate specifically to an individual and therefore, any release made under FOIA is a disclosure to the world and not just to the individual making the request. Information that constitutes personal data is exempt under section 40(1) of the FOIA if it is about the applicant (yourself); or section 40(2) if it the information is about a third party and where one of the conditions listed in section 40(3A)(3B) or 40(4A) is met. In this instance the relevant condition is contained in section 40(3A)(a). This applies where the disclosure of the information to the public would contravene any of the data protection principles set out in Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The council believes that disclosure of the requested information would not be lawful or fair because it would breach Article 5(1)(a) of the GDPR.

202000582
23/09/20

Information not held - The schools themselves have the duty to arrange some provision for learners unable to attend school. The MNERS (Medical Needs and Re-integration Service) does not provide advice on accessing funding to schools. We only offer some provision to those who have been signed off by a consultant as unable to attend school. However, this only applies to children of compulsory school age (i.e. not 6th form). Therefore no information held for Salisbury Sixth Form.


We would like to put you in touch directly with a member of the SEND team in order for you to discuss the specific information you are seeking. FOIA does not appear to be the appropriate route for you to obtain the information. Please get in touch with us via another means (not a public facing website), so that we can give you the contact details. Alternatively, please provide us with your telephone number and we will ask them to phone you directly.

Kind regards,

Kyle McCormack

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