Council spending on specialist traveller educational support services

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Medway Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

To whom it may concern,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my enquiry as specifically as possible. If however this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you would contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.

I would like to know how much the council's focus on specialist educational support services for gypsy and traveller children has changed over the past 10 years.

As such, could the following information please be made available:

a) The amount of money the council has spent on specialist educational support services for gypsy and traveller children for the years 2008, 2009 , 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.

I understand that under the Act, I should be entitled to a response within 20 working days. I would be grateful if you would confirm in writing that you have received this request.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Jasmin Gray

freedom, Medway Council

Good morning Jasmin Gray

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Thank you

Kind regards

Lynne Bush
Information Governance Officer (FOI, EIR & SAR) Medway Council Gun Wharf Dock Road Chatham ME4 4TR
01634 332066
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