Children Missing Education Numbers

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H  Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

       Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN

H   Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent

       Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN

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Cardiff

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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, The General Offices, Steelworks
Road, Ebbw Vale NP23 6DN

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol,
Glynebwy, NP23 6DN

Website: [3]https://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/home/

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Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond i chi rhoi gwybod i ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

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communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

Blaenau Gwent – lle sy’n deg, agored a chroesawgar i bawb drwy weitho gyda
a thros ein cymunedau

Blaenau Gwent – a place that is fair, open and welcoming to all by working
with and for our communities

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Dear Fiona Nicholson,

Please see below, the officer’s response to your Freedom of Information
Request:

Please can you tell me how many children in your area were recorded as
"CME" or children missing education during the academic year 2022-23?
These are children who are not registered at school and not receiving
education otherwise than at school.

96

Does the local authority record the numbers of children missing education
each month? If so, please provide the CME numbers by month for the
academic year 2022-23.

  September October November December January February March April May June July August
22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
CME – 16 0 1 4 0 5 12 1 3 0 4 6
moving
out
CME – 5 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 13
referral
in
Not in a 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
suitable
education

Does the local authority record categories of children missing education?
If so, please provide the CME categories by month and by year for the
academic year 2022-23.

Please see information recorded in the table above.

Does the local authority record the length of time a child or young person
has been CME? If so, please provide me with numbers for the academic year
2022-23.

The average time taken to track a child moving out of local authority is
104 days.

The average time taken to track and place a child moving into the local
authority is 40 days.

Does the local authority record whether a CME child or young person has
ALN? If so, please provide the numbers of CME with ALN during the academic
year 2022-23.

We do not record this.

I trust this answers your request.

Kind regards

Information Governance Team / Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth

H  Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

       Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN

H   Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent

       Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiarth yn Gymraeg a saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond I chi rhoi gwybod I ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you can ask us to
review our response. Requests for reviews should be submitted within 40
days of the date of receipt of our response to your original request –
email: [1][Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council request email].

If you are unhappy with the outcome of our review, you can write to the
Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office - Wales

2^nd Floor Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Telephone: 0330 414 6421

Email: [2][email address]

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, The General Offices, Steelworks
Road, Ebbw Vale NP23 6DN

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol,
Glynebwy, NP23 6DN

Website: [3]https://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/home/

Twitter: [4]http://www.twitter.com/blaenaugwentcbc

Facebook: [5]http://www.facebook.com/blaenaugwentcbc

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond i chi rhoi gwybod i ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

Blaenau Gwent – lle sy’n deg, agored a chroesawgar i bawb drwy weitho gyda
a thros ein cymunedau

Blaenau Gwent – a place that is fair, open and welcoming to all by working
with and for our communities

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Dear Fiona Nicholson,

Please see below, the officer’s response to your Freedom of Information
Request:

Please can you tell me how many children in your area were recorded as
"CME" or children missing education during the academic year 2022-23?
These are children who are not registered at school and not receiving
education otherwise than at school.

96

Does the local authority record the numbers of children missing education
each month? If so, please provide the CME numbers by month for the
academic year 2022-23.

  September October November December January February March April May June July August
22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
CME – 16 <5 <5 <5 <5 5 12 <5 <5 <5 <5 6
moving
out
CME – 5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 13
referral
in
Not in a <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5
suitable
education

<5= Unfortunately, we are unable to disclose the small numbers of children
(5 or less) as there is a potential risk of identifying individuals if
this was disclosed. Blaenau Gwent Council is therefore withholding this
detail under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Does the local authority record categories of children missing education?
If so, please provide the CME categories by month and by year for the
academic year 2022-23.

Please see information recorded in the table above.

Does the local authority record the length of time a child or young person
has been CME? If so, please provide me with numbers for the academic year
2022-23.

The average time taken to track a child moving out of local authority is
104 days.

The average time taken to track and place a child moving into the local
authority is 40 days.

Does the local authority record whether a CME child or young person has
ALN? If so, please provide the numbers of CME with ALN during the academic
year 2022-23.

We do not record this.

I trust this answers your request.

Kind regards

Information Governance Team / Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth

H  Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

       Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN

H   Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent

       Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiarth yn Gymraeg a saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond I chi rhoi gwybod I ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you can ask us to
review our response. Requests for reviews should be submitted within 40
days of the date of receipt of our response to your original request –
email: [1][Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council request email].

If you are unhappy with the outcome of our review, you can write to the
Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office - Wales

2^nd Floor Churchill House

Churchill Way

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Telephone: 0330 414 6421

Email: [2][email address]

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, The General Offices, Steelworks
Road, Ebbw Vale NP23 6DN

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol,
Glynebwy, NP23 6DN

Website: [3]https://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/home/

Twitter: [4]http://www.twitter.com/blaenaugwentcbc

Facebook: [5]http://www.facebook.com/blaenaugwentcbc

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond i chi rhoi gwybod i ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

Blaenau Gwent – lle sy’n deg, agored a chroesawgar i bawb drwy weitho gyda
a thros ein cymunedau

Blaenau Gwent – a place that is fair, open and welcoming to all by working
with and for our communities

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