FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

In all further correspondence please quote our reference FOI1135.  Thank
you for your request for information. 

Your request was received on 18/04/19 and the Council is dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We have made it easier to request information from us. Our new [1]Request
for Information application is now available online. Here you can submit,
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As required by the legislation, the Council aims to answer your request
promptly, but no later than 20 working days after receipt. As stated in
the Information Commissioner’s guidance, Awareness Guidance 11 Time for
Compliance, the 20 working day clock starts the day after the Council
received the request. The due date has been calculated to be 21/05/19. 

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Please note that an anonymised copy of our response to your request may be
published in the Council’s Disclosure Log where appropriate.  This is a
record of responses to completed requests for information that the Council
has received and dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and
Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

The Council’s Disclosure Log is available online at the following address:

[2]http://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/...

If you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact
us.

Adam Howorth

Information Officer

[3]North Tyneside Council.

Tel: (0191) 643 2333

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From: Shanti Das <[FOI #569337 email]>
Sent: 18 April 2019 08:53
To: FOI Officer <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Alternative education provision
and home-schooling [Scanned]

*EXTRNL*
Dear North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council,

I am writing to you to request the following information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.

Please tell me:

-How many pupils were home-schooled using online tutoring paid for by the
council between September 1 2017 and August 31 2018? How many of these
children were primary school school age, and how many were secondary age?
-Please provide the same information (total number of pupils, broken down
by primary/secondary) for the same period (Sept 1 - Aug 31) for each of
these years: 2016/17, 2015/16, 2014/15 and 2013/14.
-How much was spent on providing this online tutoring? Please provide the
figure in pounds for each of the school years listed above (2013/14 -
2017/18), broken down by school year.
-Please provide the name(s) of the organisation(s) providing the online
tutoring for home-schooled children.

Please provide this data in Excel format.

Yours faithfully,
Shanti Das

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

In all further correspondence please quote our reference FOI1135

Please accept my apology on behalf of the Authority for the delay in
response. Your request for information under the above legislation has now
been considered. Please see response attached.

We have made it easier to request information from us. Our new [1]Request
for Information application is now available online. Here you can submit,
manage and stay updated on all your requests within an account. Click on
the link to create an account and get started. You will need a valid email
address to verify your account.

Please note that an anonymised copy of this response may be published in
our Disclosure Log where appropriate.

This is a record of responses to completed requests for information that
the Council has received and dealt with under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004. The Disclosure
Log is available online at the following address:

[2]http://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/...

I trust that this information answers your request, but if you have any
further requests please do not hesitate to contact me.

If you are unhappy with the way the Council has handled your request, you
may ask for an internal review. Please contact the Information Governance
Team no later than 40 working days after the date of this letter, after
which time we will consider the matter closed.

Law and Governance

North Tyneside Council

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The Silverlink North

Cobalt Business Park

North Tyneside

NE27 0BY

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Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

Information Commissioner's Office

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Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

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Kind Regards

Emma Phillips

Senior Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team

Law and Governance

[5]North Tyneside Council

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