Blind and partially sighted post-16 learners
Dear Warwickshire County Council,
1. How many blind and partially sighted learners does your service support in the following post 16 education settings, during 2021/22?
a. Mainstream sixth form
b. Mainstream FE college
c. Specialist school
d. Specialist FE college (placed in or out of LA area)
e. Specialist residential college (placed in or out of LA area)
f .Other (please specify)
2. Please specify how your post 16 offer is contracted:
a. Sixth form college
- Statutory provision (by this we mean that the service is provided to the setting free of charge).
- The college is required to buy in the support.
- Other (please specify)
b. Mainstream college
- Statutory provision (by this we mean that the service is provided to the setting free of charge).
- The college is required to buy in the support.
- Other (please specify)
3. If your service is traded, please tell us how many further education providers purchased your service in
a) 2021/22
b) 2020/21
c) 2019/20
4. What eligibility criteria is in place for blind and partially sighted students to access post-16 education (please indicate all that apply)
a. Sixth form setting
- Must have an Education and Health Care Plan
- Must be severe sight impairment
- Must be partially sighted
- Other (please state)
b. Mainstream setting
- Must have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP)
- must be severe sight impaired
- Must be partially sighted
- Other (please state)
Yours faithfully,
Mike Bell
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Dear Mr Bell,
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Your request for information, received on 11 May 2922 and concerning
Blind and partially sighted post-16 learners , is currently being
considered by Warwickshire County Council. However I am writing to advise
that there will be a short delay in providing you with our response to
your request.
I apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience caused. I will write
to you as soon as possible, and no later than 26 June 2022, with an update
if the the Council's response to your request has not been provided by
then.
If you have any queries or should you wish to make a complaint about the
manner in which your request is being dealt with then please do not
hesitate to contact me at the above address in the first instance. Any
complaints will be dealt with under the Council's internal review
procedure.
Further information about your rights under the Freedom of Information
Act, is available from the Information Commissioner's Office (0303 123
1113) or www.ico.org.uk and on the County Council's website.
Yours sincerely
Jonathan Sheward
Information Rights Officer
Information Management
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
Tel: 01926 413716
Email: [email address]
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Dear Warwickshire County Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Warwickshire County Council's handling of my FOI request 'Blind and partially sighted post-16 learners'.
I have not received a response to this request. By law the council is required to reply promptly and this should have been by 10 June 2022.
Yours faithfully,
Mike Bell
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Dear Mr Bell,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your email of 4 July 2022.
Please accept our apologies for the continued delay in providing a
response to your request, and for any inconvenience caused. I can advise
that the council is continuing to consider your request and that we will
make our response as soon as possible.
I will write to you again no later than 22 July 2022 with an update, if a
response has not been made by that date.
Once our response has been made your request will be referred to our Legal
Services Team to undertake an internal review, as you have requested in
your email.
Yours sincerely
Jonathan Sheward
Information Rights Officer
Warwickshire County Council
Information Management
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
Tel no: 01926 413716
E-mail: [1][email address]
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From: Mike Bell <[FOI #861067 email]>
Sent: 04 July 2022 10:19
To: Info Rights <[Warwickshire County Council request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Blind and
partially sighted post-16 learners
Dear Warwickshire County Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Warwickshire County
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Blind and partially sighted post-16
learners'.
I have not received a response to this request. By law the council is
required to reply promptly and this should have been by 10 June 2022.
Yours faithfully,
Mike Bell
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Dear Mr Bell,
Thank you for your request for information received on 11 May 2022. Our
response to your request is now attached.
Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing this response, and
for any inconvenience caused. However I hope that the information now
being provided is still of help and interest to you.
You have previously requested that an internal review be carried out
concerning our handling of your request. Therefore, you request will now
be forwarded to our Legal Services team for this review to be undertaken.
Yours sincerely
Jonathan Sheward
Information Rights Officer
Information Management
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
Tel: 01926 413716
Email: [email address]
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Information request
Our reference: 7899552
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Dear Mr Bell
Thank you for your request for a review received on 4 July 2022 (received
in Legal on the 8th July 2022) I am sorry that you are dissatisfied with
our attempts to handle your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000
I can confirm that we are considering your concerns and we will aim to
provide you with a response as soon as possible. We aim to provide you
with a response within 20 working days (5 August 2022). We may extend this
time period in exceptional circumstances and we will let you know if we
need to do so.
Kind regards
Warwickshire Legal Services
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
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Dear Mr Bell
Thank you for your request for a review received on 4 July 2022. I am
sorry that you are dissatisfied with our attempts to handle your request
under the under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Please see attached Internal Review Response letter.
Kind regards
Warwickshire Legal Services
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
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