Elective Home Education - Outsourcing

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Dear Derbyshire County Council,

This is a request made under the Freedom of Information Act.

Has the local authority outsourced all or any part of its duties and responsibilities in relation to Elective Home Education to third party organisations in the years (from 1st January to 31st December) 2016, 2017 and to the date of this FOI? Please specify in which years EHE services have been/are outsourced.

If yes, please answer the following:

Which roles and responsibilities were or are currently outsourced?

Which third party organisation/s held or currently hold contracts with the local authority?

When do the existing contract/s expire?

How much has the local authority paid for these services for each year specified?

Please provide copies of any information, instructions, directives etc. supplied by the local authority to any outsourced organisation in support of fulfilling their roles/responsibilities as contracted, redacted if required as per s40.

Yours faithfully,

N Marlow

Access 2 Info (Commissioning Communities and Policy), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Mr Marlow

I refer to your request for Information received on the 27/07/18

We will be dealing with your request under the (Freedom of Information Act 2000)(Environmental Information Regulations 2004). In accordance with the legislation, the deadline for responding is (20 working days) from the receipt of the request, this being the 28/08/18. However, we shall endeavour to deal with your request promptly, and if possible before this date.

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CS DP and FOI (Childrens Services), Derbyshire County Council

Dear N. Marlow

 

Thank you for your information request dated 27^th July 2018.  I can
confirm that we do hold the requested information. The request has been
considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  The response to
your request is as follows:

 

Has the local authority outsourced all or any part of its duties and
responsibilities in relation to Elective Home Education to third party
organisations in the years (from 1st January to 31st December) 2016, 2017
and to the date of this FOI? Please specify in which years EHE services
have been/are outsourced.

 

Derbyshire County Council has not outsourced any of its duties and
responsibilities in relation to Elective Home Education in the period 2016
to 27^th July 2018 (the date of this FOI).

 

 

If yes, please answer the following: N/A

 

Which roles and responsibilities were or are currently outsourced?

 

Which third party organisation/s held or currently hold contracts with the
local authority?

 

When do the existing contract/s expire?

 

How much has the local authority paid for these services for each year
specified?

 

 

I hope this now deals with your request for information. However should
you wish the outcome to be reviewed, please follow the procedure as set
out below;

 

Stage 1:

In the first instance, please send in your comments, and wherever
possible, a copy of your request and the covering letter enclosing the
information or refusing your request to:

 

Access to Information Solicitor

Legal Services

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

Email: [1][Derbyshire County Council request email]

 

Please ensure that correspondence is marked as “Request for a review of my
Freedom of Information Act / Environmental Information Regulations
request”, and bears any case references you have been given.   

 

Stage 2:

After completing the above procedure, if you wish to challenge the
decision further, then you have a right to contact the Information
Commissioner’s Office as follows: 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Tel. 0303 123 1113/ Fax: 01625 524510

 

ICO Weblink: [2]http://www.ico.org.uk/complaints.aspx

 

Kind regards

 

Julie

 

 

Julie Yates | Management Information Officer | SAR / FOI Team |
Information & ICT | Children’s Services | Derbyshire County Council |
County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3AG | Tel: 01629 538853 / 531226

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