Cost of funding pupils to attend independent special schools

The request was successful.

Dear Camden Borough Council,

I should be grateful if you answer the following questions relating
to academic year 2014/15:

1 How many pupils are educated in independent special schools who
are funded by the local authority?
2 What is the annual total cost of placements (from the education
budget) in independent special schools?
3 What is the cost of travel associated with these placements?

Yours faithfully,

J Downs

Tanya Bryant, Camden Borough Council

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Camden Council - Information request (FOI/EIR) - Children, schools and
families

Our reference: 20491204

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Dear Sir/Madam

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request received on 25
February 2016

You requested information on:

The following questions relating to academic year 2014/15:

1 How many pupils are educated in independent special schools who are
funded by the local authority?

2 What is the annual total cost of placements (from the education budget)
in independent special schools?

3 What is the cost of travel associated with these placements?

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
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If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours faithfully

Information and Records Management Officer

Email: [1][Camden Borough Council request email]
Phone: 0207 974 2850

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Dear Tanya Bryant,

I should have received a response to my FoI request by the end of March.

I should be grateful if you could let me have the information by 15 April.

Yours sincerely,

J Downs

Dear Camden Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Camden Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Cost of funding pupils to attend independent special schools'.

The response to my FoI request is overdue. I should be grateful if you could discover why it was not answered in the statutory 20 working days.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

J Downs

Bryant, Tanya, Camden Borough Council

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Dear Mr Downs,

 

Please see attached above the response to your FOI request, I apologise
for the extended delay in getting this to you.

 

Sincerely.

 

Tanya Bryant
Information & Records Mangement Officer
Law and Governance
Corporate Services
London Borough of Camden

Telephone:   0207 974 2850
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Hill, Karlos, Camden Borough Council

Dear Mr Downs,

We have received your request for internal review in which you state that you had not received a response to your Freedom of Information request.

We note that a full response was sent to you on the 29th April 2016, we apologise for the delay.

If you are unhappy with the contents of your response please see the details for the internal review process which can be located at the bottom of your response letter.

Yours Sincerely,

Karlos Hill
Information & Records Management Officer

Telephone: 020 7974 2925

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Dear Karlos Hill,

Thank you for the delayed FoI response. There's no need to carry on with the Internal Review now I have received the required information.

Yours sincerely,

J Downs