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Dear Madam

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

Thank you for your information request dated 7 September 2024 and received on 9 September 2024. Our reference is FOI 2024-0837. This is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

We are considering your request. We may be in touch soon to ask for further clarification or to offer advice and assistance if we are not able to fulfil your request in its present form.

The legislation allows us up to 20 working days from the date that we receive a valid request, including any clarification we need to make a final response. We will be in touch within 20 working days of receipt of your initial request to provide our response or to seek clarification where necessary. We hope to give you the information you are looking for at an earlier date if possible.

Regards

Katy Russell-Duff
Committees Officer/FOI Practitioner
Strategy, Performance and Business Solutions
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone (01856) 873535 Extension 2239

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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED

Dear Madam

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

I refer to your email dated 07 September 2024 and received on 09 September 2024; our reference is FOI 2024-0837.

I am pleased to give the information you requested and hope that it meets your requirements.

How many children of compulsory school age are known to live in your LA as of 1st September 2024?
2432

How many state school places for children of compulsory school age are there in your LA boundaries?
3975

How many independent school places for children of compulsory school age are their in your LA Boundaries?
There are no independent schools in LA.

How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are categorised as being children missing education as of 1st September 2024?
None

How many compulsory school age children are electively home educated as of 1st September 2024?
24

How many compulsory school age children residing in your LA are receiving their education outside of a school setting funded by the LA as of 1st September 2024
None

If a parent moves into your LA and requests a school place using figures from last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is enrolled in a school?
Data not collected, but the standard expectation is that following enrolment, actual start date should be less than 5 days.

If a parent was Electively home educating and stops EHE and requests a school place using figures from last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is enrolled in a school?
Data not collected, but the standard expectation is that following enrolment, actual start date should be less than 5 days.immediate?

If a parent withdraws there child from an independent school and requests a school place using figures from the last 3 years what is the average amount of days it takes from the parental request until the child is enrolled in a local school?
Data not collected, but the standard expectation is that following enrolment, actual start date should be less than 5 days.

Dose the LA facilitate any education for the child between the parental request and school enrolment? If no why not?
Not usually, as not normally required, given the short time between enrolment and start dates. If a delayed start were to be required, interim arrangements would need to be discussed.

Under FOISA, if you are dissatisfied with our response, you may ask the Council to review its handling of your request. If you wish to do this, you should make your request for review within 40 working days of receiving this email. Please make your request for review to Service Manager (Governance), Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY or email to [Orkney Islands Council request email]. Your request must be in permanent form (letter, email, audio tape etc) and should state:

That you are asking for a review of this decision, and
Why you are unhappy with the response you have received.

We will issue a full response to your request for review within 20 working days of our receiving it.

Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction, you then have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. You have six months in which to do so following receipt of our review outcome – see www.foi.scot/appeal.

Regards

Paul Kesterton
Information Governance Officer
Strategy, Performance & Business Solutions
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone: 01856 873535 Extension: 2241
www.orkney.gov.uk

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