Cost of sending pupils to independent special schools

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Dear Knowsley Metropolitan 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

Freedom of Information, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear  J Downs,

 

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Freedom of Information

Knowsley MBC

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Huyton

Knowsley

Merseyside

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Dear Freedom of Information,

My full name is Janet Downs.

I'm still chuckling at your sentence: 'NOTE: This is not an Is this a valid What would the ICO’s approach likely
exhaustive list. request? to be?' I presume it's something spewed out by the computer as it makes no sense.

Yours sincerely,

Janet Downs

Freedom of Information, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Ms Downs,

Thank you for your email received on 19 February 2016 requesting information about cost of sending pupils to independent special schools.

I have recorded your request for information under reference F2016.02.2040.

This has been passed to the relevant service and you will receive a response by 18 March 2016.

In line with guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s Office, the council may make a charge for the provision of information – for example in order to cover the costs of postage (in line with the relevant postal charges) or charges for printing and copying (which will reflect photocopying charges levied by the council’s public libraries) or if this falls within the regulations of an EIR (Environmental Information).

You will be informed if a fee is to be applied before information is to be provided.

If you need further information please contact me.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX

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Dear Freedom of Information,

I should be grateful if you could send me the delayed response to my FoI request by 15 April.

By law you should have replied within 20 working days. That date has long been passed.

Yours faithfully,

J Downs

Freedom of Information, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear J Downs,

Freedom of Information request F2016-02-2040

We have looked into your request for information about Independent Special Schools and our response is shown below.

1. We had a maximum of 53 children going to Ind/non maintained schools
2. we spent £2.4 million pounds
3. We do not keep the travel expenditure in this format.

If you need further information please see contact details below.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX

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