Blind and partially sighted post-16 learners
Dear Cumbria 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
Dear Mike Bell
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Reference: FOI-12999-2022
Thank you for your request for information regarding Blind and partially
sighted post-16 learners, which was received on 11/05/2022.
The council aims to provide you with the information within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days in this case the date is 09/06/2022.
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Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
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| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
t: 01228 221234
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Dear Cumbria County Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Cumbria County Council's handling of my FOI request 'Blind and partially sighted post-16 learners'.
I have not received a response to this Freedom of Information Act request. By law the council should have responded promptly, and by 10 June.
Yours faithfully,
Mike Bell
Hello Mike,
My apologies for the delayed response.
I have chased the service again today for a response as soon as possible.
An internal review can be carried out by CCC, once we have forwarded the FOI response. My apologies for any inconvenience. We will be happy to conduct the review at this stage if you still wish to do so.
Kind regards,
Keely Nicholson
Information Governance and Complaints Officer
Complaints, Information Governance & Registration |
Service Centre | Corporate Customer and Community Directorate |
Cumbria County Council | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park | Carlisle | CA6 4SJ Tel: 01228 221234
Dear Mike Bell
Freedom of Information Act 2000, Reference: FOI-12999-2022
Please see attached for a response to your request for information.
Many thanks
Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
t: 01228 221234
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
References
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1. https://cumbria.gov.uk/
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