Correspondence with ADES & SIMD Query

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Dear Argyll and Bute Council,

Correspondence with ADES & SIMD Query

I would be grateful if you could supply me with copies of all information you hold regarding engagement with ADES on the subject of the school starting age or deferral to starting school since July 2018. This should include, but not be limited to, advice and reports from ADES; agendas, minutes and papers of any meetings at which either or both of these issues were discussed; emails or other correspondence between the local authority and ADES.

Secondly, please can you advise if and how the council uses SIMD data in making discretionary deferral funding decisions.

Yours faithfully,

Patricia Anderson

Administrator, Argyll and Bute Council


Dear Patricia Anderson

Request for information: Correspondence with ADES & SIMD Query

Thank you for your information request which we have logged as reference
argyllbuteir:11379.

It has been passed to the relevant service(s) for attention and you should
receive a response under either the Freedom of Information (Scot) Act 2002
or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 by 2020-03-27
00:00:00.

Please quote the reference number above in any correspondence you may have
with the Council in regard to this request.

Regards

FOI Officer

Privacy information: Any personal information you have provided in
relation to this request will be used only for the intended purpose -
please read the full privacy notice to find out more about how your
personal information will be handled, and your rights under data
protection legislation.

Sinclair, David (Risk Management Assistant), Argyll and Bute Council

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Dear Ms Anderson

 

Request for information: Correspondence with ADES & SIMD Query

Reference: argyllbuteir:11379.

 

I refer to your request for information, which was dealt with in terms of
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

 

I would be grateful if you could supply me with copies of all information
you hold regarding engagement with ADES on the subject of the school
starting age or deferral to starting school since July 2018. This should
include, but not be limited to, advice and reports from ADES; agendas,
minutes and papers of any meetings at which either or both of these issues
were discussed; emails or other correspondence between the local authority
and ADES.

 

We have been advised that ADES, as a professional association, is not
subject to FOI.  We therefore define communication with ADES as any
communication with [1][email address] as opposed to
communication with individual members.  I can confirm that we have no
records of email communication with that email address and we have not had
any communication by letter.

 

Secondly, please can you advise if and how the council uses SIMD data in
making discretionary deferral funding decisions.

 

We do not use SIMD in making the decision as we fund all such requests.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which your request for information
has been dealt with you are entitled to request a review by writing to the
Executive Director Customer Services, Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory,
Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8RT, or by email to [2][Argyll and Bute Council request email]. 

 

Your request for review must state your name and address for
correspondence, specify the request for information to which your request
for review relates and why you are dissatisfied with the response. 

 

You must make your request for review not later than 40 working days after
the expiry of the 20 working day period for response to your initial
request by the Council, or not later than 40 working days after the
receipt by you of the information provided, any fees notice issued or any
notification of refusal or partial refusal.

 

If you make an application for review and remain dissatisfied with the way
in which the review has been dealt with you are entitled to make an
application to the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle,
Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS (Tel: 01334 464610) for a
further review.  You can now do this online here -
 [3]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal.    

 

You must make representation to the Scottish Information Commissioner no
later than 6 months after the date of receipt by you of the notice or
decision you are dissatisfied with or within 6 months of the expiry of the
period of 20 working days from receipt by the Council of your request for
review.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

David Sinclair

Compliance and Regulatory Assistant

Legal and Regulatory Support/Compliance

Argyll & Bute Council

Kilmory

PA31 8RT

Tel:01546604352

 

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