Ceredigion Schools
Dear Ceredigion Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I seek the following information:
1. In each of the last three years, how many allegations have there been of school staff causing harm to pupils in Ceredigion schools?
2. In how many of these cases each year has the multi agency referral form been used to report the allegation?
3. Please provide the answers to the above questions broken down by school.
If the decision is made to withhold some of this data using exemptions in the Data Protection Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.
If some parts of this request are easier to answer than others, I would ask that you release the available data as soon as possible.
If you need any clarification then please do not hesitate to contact me. Under Section 16 it is your duty to provide advice and assistance and so I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way.
I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you within the 20-working day statutory time period.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. O'Reilly
Diolch am eich neges e-bost – bydd yn derbyn sylw’r gwasanaeth priodol yn
ei dro.
Thank you for your e-mail communication which will receive attention from
the appropriate service in due course.
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Ymwadiad:
Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.
Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.
O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.
Disclaimer:
While reasonable care is taken to ensure the correctness of any
information and advice given in this correspondence no liability is
accepted for losses arising from any errors contained in it and you are
reminded of the need to obtain your own professional advice.
The information in this email and any attachments is intended solely for
the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the
intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information
to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Unless
you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not
authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this
message or any part of it.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the contents of this email may be disclosed.
Dear Mrs O’Reilly,
Many thanks for your e-mail.
The content of your e-mail forms a request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and as such Ceredigion County Council has a timeframe
of 20 working days in which to respond, which is on or before 2^nd March
2017.
I will therefore be in further communication with you.
Yours sincerely,
Nerris Jones-Williams [1]cid:image001.png@01CE2172.399186F0
Swyddog Cwynion a Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
Complaints and Freedom of Information Officer
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council
Penmorfa
Aberaeron
SA46 0PA
Rhif Ffon / Tel: 01545 572606 / 01545 574151 / 01545 574107
Ffon Symudol / [mobile number]
E-Bost / E-Mail: [2][email address] /
[3][email address]
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Ymwadiad:
Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.
Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.
O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.
Disclaimer:
While reasonable care is taken to ensure the correctness of any
information and advice given in this correspondence no liability is
accepted for losses arising from any errors contained in it and you are
reminded of the need to obtain your own professional advice.
The information in this email and any attachments is intended solely for
the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the
intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information
to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Unless
you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not
authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this
message or any part of it.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the contents of this email may be disclosed.
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3. mailto:[email address]
Dear Mrs O’Reilly,
I refer to your Freedom of Information request dated 2^nd February 2017
and please see below the information that you have requested. Our
information has been collated within the Academic year.
1. In each of the last three years, how many allegations have there been
of school staff causing harm to pupils in Ceredigion schools?
2014-15 – 6
2014–16 – 6
2016-17 - 10
2. In how many of these cases each year has the multi agency referral
form been used to report the allegation?
2014-15 – we do not hold the data for this
2015-16 – 3
2016-17 – 8
3. Please provide the answers to the above questions broken down by
school.
Due to the small number of cases per school we believe that disclosure of
the names of the schools may lead to individuals being identifiable
therefore the name of the schools are exempt from disclosure under section
40(2) of the FOI Act which states that information is exempt from
disclosure if it is personal data and its disclosure would breach any of
the data protection principles in the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998.
Under the first data protection principle, personal data can only be
disclosed where this would be fair and lawful and in accordance with at
least one condition in Schedule 2 of the DPA. The Department takes the
view that the individuals concerned would have had no reasonable
expectation that their personal data in this case would be likely to be
made publicly available. Furthermore, the Department takes the view that
there is no particular public interest served by the disclosure of this
information which would override the individuals' expectations of and
right to privacy. We therefore consider that disclosure would be likely to
breach one or more of the data protection principles and that the
exemption at s.40(2) of the FOI Act therefore applies to this information.
I hope that this information will be of assistance but if you have any
complaints in relation to this FOI response the Council does operate an
internal appeals procedure. If you wish to utilise this procedure then
please write to, Mr Alun Williams, Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council,
Neuadd Cyngor Ceredigion, Penmorfa, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, SA46 OPA or via
email through [1][Ceredigion County Council request email].
Yours sincerely,
Nerris Jones-Williams [2]cid:image001.png@01CE2172.399186F0
Swyddog Cwynion a Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
Complaints and Freedom of Information Officer
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council
Penmorfa
Aberaeron
SA46 0PA
[3][Ceredigion County Council request email]
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Ymwadiad:
Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.
Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.
O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.
Disclaimer:
While reasonable care is taken to ensure the correctness of any
information and advice given in this correspondence no liability is
accepted for losses arising from any errors contained in it and you are
reminded of the need to obtain your own professional advice.
The information in this email and any attachments is intended solely for
the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the
intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information
to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Unless
you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not
authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this
message or any part of it.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the contents of this email may be disclosed.
References
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1. mailto:[Ceredigion County Council request email]
3. mailto:[Ceredigion County Council request email]
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