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Arranging Education for children who can not attend school procedures

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Dear North Northamptonshire Council,

1. Within the Guidance document 'Arranging education for children who can not attend school because of health needs' December 2023

It states 'All local authorities should have a written, publicly accessible statement on their arrangements for complying with the Section 19 duty'

Where is this located? Is it up to date with the current DofE Guidance? And what date what this made public in this location?

2. The Policy should link to related service:
- Special educational needs and disability (SEND) services
-Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
-Education welfare and attendance improvement services
- Educational Physcologists
- School Nurses

The only Policy statement I have been guided to so far, is outdated (April 2021) and does not contain this information. Please share where within the policy statement this information is also shared

3. Page 5 , 'DofE Guidance Arranging education for children who can not attend school because of health needs'

'Local authorities should have processes or policies in place which support a child in getting the right and appropriate education. Local authorities should also have processes and policies in place on how they support children and young people under and over compulsory school age access appropriate education. It is good practice to .....publish this online'

Can you please share policies, procedures and similar relating to this matter

4. Page 5 , 'DofE Guidance Arranging education for children who can not attend school because of health needs' Named officer

Whom is the named officer responsible for the education of children with health needs?

What procedures, policies or similar do you have, to ensure you comply with what is written in this guidance, if you do not have procedures please share data on what you use to ensure this guidance is followed.

- 'ensure parents know who the officer is'
- ensuring said 'officer works closely with schools, agencies, medical professional, parents or carers'

5. Whom is classed as the 'commissioner ' within North Northamptonshire Council, Page 11, Alternative provision statutory Guidance Jan 2013.

Yours faithfully,

Maria Lloyd

Dear Ms Lloyd

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Case Reference 202401589

Thank you for your correspondence received by North Northamptonshire
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Dear Ms Lloyd

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Dear North Northamptonshire Council,

1. Within the Guidance document 'Arranging education for children who can
not attend school because of health needs' December 2023

It states 'All local authorities should have a written, publicly
accessible statement on their arrangements for complying with the Section
19 duty'

Where is this located? Is it up to date with the current DofE Guidance?
And what date what this made public in this location?

The only Policy statement I have been guided to so far, is outdated (April
2021) and does not contain this information. Please share where within the
policy statement this information is also shared

3. Page 5 , 'DofE Guidance Arranging education for children who can not
attend school because of health needs'

'Local authorities should have processes or policies in place which
support a child in getting the right and appropriate education. Local
authorities should also have processes and policies in place on how they
support children and young people under and over compulsory school age
access appropriate education. It is good practice to .....publish this
online'

Can you please share policies, procedures and similar relating to this
matter

4. Page 5 , 'DofE Guidance Arranging education for children who can not
attend school because of health needs' Named officer

Whom is the named officer responsible for the education of children with
health needs?

What procedures, policies or similar do you have, to ensure you comply
with what is written in this guidance, if you do not have procedures
please share data on what you use to ensure this guidance is followed.

- 'ensure parents know who the officer is'
- ensuring said 'officer works closely with schools, agencies, medical
professional, parents or carers'

5. Whom is classed as the 'commissioner ' within North Northamptonshire
Council, Page 11, Alternative provision statutory Guidance Jan 2013.

Yours faithfully,

Maria Lloyd

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Dear Ms Lloyd

Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA) of 16 April 2024. I can now confirm that North Northamptonshire
Council does not hold the information requested.

Please find the service response below, with our sincere apologies for the
delay:

Please be advised that North Northamptonshire Council do not yet have a
policy published. The completion of the policy is included within the
council’s action plan; and is draft at present. There are several stages
to be exhausted before it is able to be published; and so we regret that
at this time we are unable to advise of a publication date.

Parts 1 and 2 of your request are therefore not applicable at this time.
Parts 3, 4 and 5 of your request would be determined within the policy; so
prior to its completion we are unable to advise.

Services wish to note that the guidance states that local authorities
‘should’ have a policy; rather than ‘must’ – and as such the authority is
not breaching any guidance with the policy still being in draft stage.
However, the importance of this policy is recognised and so we can assure
that active measures are being taken to ensure its completion is achieved.

You may re-use the information under the terms of an [1]Open Government
Licence.

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Yours sincerely