Allergy-related statistics by local education authority area

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Dear S Patisson,

 

INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 25^th July 2023.

 

Unfortunately, we cannot identify the information you have requested from
the details you have provided.  To help us respond to your request could
you please respond to the following points of clarification:

 

The first main question asks for answers for the past 5 academic years.
Questions 1-4 ask for the answers for the past 12 months. Please clarify
if only questions 5 and 6 require answers for the past 5 academic years.

 

Once we receive your clarification, we will consider your request and
respond to you within the statutory timescale of 20 working days. Please
note that the timescale for responding has paused until we receive
clarification from you.

 

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact us.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Uned Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth Gorfforaethol | Corporate Information
Governance Unit
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili | Caerphilly County Borough Council

 

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Dear S Pattison

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 25th July and
clarification on 27th July.  We have considered your request and enclose
the following information:

 

1. The total number of schools in your local authority area that have
undertaken formal training on administering Adrenaline Auto-Injector (AAI)
devices during the past 12 months for each of the past five academic
years?

 

The information provided has been supplied in the context of schools that
have received training delivered by the Authority’s Health and Safety
Team.  Please note that this information only includes schools that have
received specific training on AAI devices. Accredited first aid courses
would also cover using AAI devices.

 

The Authority would not hold the details of any training courses that
schools have sourced externally.  Therefore, we believe additional
information of this nature may be held by the individual schools, who will
also be covered by the Freedom of Information Act. Their contact details
can be found at -
[1]https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/S...

 

18/19 – 2

19/20 – 4

20/21 – 1

21/22 – 2

22/23 – 4

 

2. The total number of school staff in your local authority area who have
undertaken formal training on administering Adrenaline Auto-Injector (AAI)
devices during the past 12 months for each of the past five academic
years?

 

The information provided has been supplied in the context of schools that
have received training delivered by the Authority’s Health and Safety
Team.  Please note that this information only includes schools that have
received specific training on AAI devices. Accredited first aid courses
would also cover using AAI devices.

 

The Authority would not hold the details of any training courses that
schools have sourced externally.  Therefore, we believe additional
information of this nature may be held by the individual schools, who will
also be covered by the Freedom of Information Act. Their contact details
can be found at -
[2]https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/S...

 

18/19 – 44 

19/20 – 9

20/21 – 20

21/22 – 28 

22/23 – 84

 

3. The total number of schools in your local authority area that have
undertaken Allergy Awareness training during the past 12 months for each
of the past five academic years?

 

Unfortunately, this Authority does not hold information of this nature.
However, we believe information of this nature may be held by the
individual schools, who will also be covered by the Freedom of Information
Act. Their contact details can be found at - 
[3]https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/S...

 

4. The total number of school staff in your local authority area that have
undertaken Allergy Awareness training during the past 12 months for each
of the past five academic years?

 

This Authority does not hold information of this nature in relation to
staff other than those employed in a catering capacity.  However, we
believe information of this nature may be held by the individual schools, 
who will also be covered by the Freedom of Information Act. Their contact
details can be found at -
[4]https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/S...

 

Staff employed by the authority in a catering capacity within Local
Authority maintained schools:

 

2022 to 2023 – 30

2021 to 2022 – 111

2020 to 2021 – 0

2019 to 2020 – 384

2018 to 2019 – 2

 

Please note that the local authority does not provide catering services to
the schools below. These schools arrange their own catering within their
school and as a result, you will need to contact these schools for their
data. Their contact details can be found at -
[5]https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/S...

 

St Martins High School

Lewis Boys High School

Newbridge High School

Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni (Gellihaf Site)

 

5. The total number of schools in your local authority area with a
specific Allergy Policy published and in operation.

 

Unfortunately, this Authority does not hold information of this nature. 
However, we believe information of this nature may be held by the
individual schools,  who   will also be covered by the Freedom of
Information Act. Their contact details can be found at -
[6]https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/S...

 

6. The total number of schools in your local authority area holding spare
adrenaline auto-injector devices, for use in the event of an anaphylaxis
emergency.

 

Unfortunately, this Authority does not hold information of this nature. 
However, we believe information of this nature may be held by the
individual schools,  who  will also be covered by the Freedom of
Information Act. Their contact details can be found at -
[7]https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/S...

 

We supply this information based on your original request. If this is not
what you wanted or if you feel we have not fully understood your request
please do not hesitate to contact me to clarify your exact requirements.

 

If you have any queries or concerns or are in any way dissatisfied with
the handling of your request please contact us.

 

Yours sincerely

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION GOVERNANCE UNIT

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004

 

You have the right to appeal against our decision.
If you wish to appeal please set out If you are unhappy with that decision
in writing your grounds of appeal you have the right to appeal to:
and send to:
 
 
Information Commissioner’s Office –
Corporate Information Governance Wales
Unit 2nd Floor
Caerphilly county borough council, Churchill House
Penallta House Churchill Way
Tredomen Park Cardiff
Hengoed. CF82 7PG CF10 2HH

   

Appeals will be determined by an Telephone: 0330 414 6421
appropriate senior officer.
 

Website: [8]www.ico.org.uk

Email: [9][email address]

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information relevant to your request, your identity and contact details
for the purposes of providing you with a response. A copy of your request
and your response will be kept for 3 years. Some requests and responses
may be kept longer but this will be in an anonymised form.

 

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distributed to relevant service areas and elected members who may either
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prior to a decision being made on the disclosure.

 

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or others in relation to the processing of your request, copies of your
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Caerphilly County Borough Council in relevant to your request may be
shared with them.

 

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right of access to information we hold about you and the right of
complaint if you are unhappy with the way that we have handled your
request or your information.

 

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