Dear Mr Cameron

Freedom of Information Application - Acknowledgement IG191023

Thank you for your enquiry, received by the Council on 3 July 2019.

I am writing to inform you that your application for information is being dealt with under the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act, 2002. Section 10(1) of the Act stipulates that enquiries must be dealt with within twenty working days of receipt. However, we will endeavour to answer your enquiry as soon as possible.

Regards

Renfrewshire Council

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Dear Ewan Cameron

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (″the Act″)

Renfrewshire Council received your request for information on 03 July
2019.

Information Requested

1. How many BAME people are currently employed as headteachers in your
council area?

0*

2. How many BAME people are currently employed as deputy headteachers in
your council area?

0*

3. How many schools are in your area?

62

4. How many headteacher roles are there in total at schools in your
council area?

62

5. How many deputy headteacher roles are there in total at schools in your
council area?

111

*Please note that of these totals, 10 Headteachers and 36 Depute
Headteachers have indicated a preference not to disclose this
information.  Disclosure is voluntary and employees do not need to
disclose it they don’t wish to. This information is therefore considered
exempt under Section 17 of the Act: Information not held.

Review Procedure

If you are unhappy with the way in which the Council has dealt with your
request, you are entitled to require the Council to review its decision. 
A copy of the Council’s review procedures is attached at Appendix I.

Yours sincerely

Donna Cunningham

Information Governance Officer

Legal & Democratic Services

Renfrewshire Council Website -http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended
solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.
If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager.
Renfrewshire Council may, in accordance with the Telecommunications(Lawful
Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000,
intercept e-mail messages for the purpose of monitoring or keeping a
record of communications on the Council's system. If a message contains
inappropriate dialogue it will automatically be intercepted by the
Council's Internal Audit section who will decide whether or not the e-mail
should be onwardly transmitted to the intended recipient(s).