Freedom of Information Request: Correspondence Between Kisharon School and DfE (December 2023 - April 2024)
Dear Kisharon School, London,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I kindly request copies of the following:
All correspondence received by Kisharon School from the Department for Education (DfE) between December 2023 and March 2024, inclusive.
All correspondence sent by Kisharon School, including from the Chair of Trustees, to the DfE between January 2024 and April 2024, inclusive.
Please include emails, letters, and any other form of communication.
Yours faithfully,
Jayne Donegan
Dear Kisharon School, London,
RE Freedom of Information Request: Correspondence Between Kisharon School and DfE (December 2023 - April 2024).
You have not replied to my above request.
By law, you should should normally have responded promptly and in term time by 5 November 2024
I look forward to receiving to the information soon, in a timely manner.
If I do not hear by 19 November 2024 I will refer my request to the Information Commissioner as the statutory deadline plus two weeks will have passed.
Yours faithfully,
Jayne Donegan
Thank you for your freedom of information request. Kisharon School has now
completed searching for the information you requested, and a copy of the
information is attached.
As the school was closed between 15th and 27th October 2024, the deadline
for responding to the request is 15th November 2024. A copy of our term
schedule is accessible to visitors on our school’s website.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to Kisharon School. Please provide
full details of the reasons why you believe your request was not handled
properly.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.
Your sincerely,
Kisharon School
Dear Kisharon School, London,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
Thank you for your response to my Freedom of Information request.
I am writing to request an internal review of Kisharon School, London's handling of my FOI request 'Freedom of Information Request: Correspondence Between Kisharon School and DfE (December 2023 - April 2024)'.
Upon review, I have noted some areas requiring clarification and additional information:
I requested correspondence between Kisharon School and the DfE from January 2024 to April 2024 inclusive, but the response includes documents as early as January 2023. To ensure completeness, please provide all correspondence from 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2024.
The document titled "Support - DfE reply.pdf" contains an entirely redacted email dated 9 January 2023, 21:46. Please supply the full, unredacted text.
In "DFE seeking assurance email.pdf":
All headers and footers have been removed. Please resend this file with full headers and footers to clarify sender, recipient, and date details.
The file references a zip file attachment. Kindly provide this attachment.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...
I appreciate your assistance in reviewing and completing this response.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Jayne Donegan
Dear Jayne Donegan,
We write on behalf of Kisharon School in our capacity as the school's Data
Protection Officer.
Further to your request for a review of the school's response to your
recent FOI request, the school has now conducted such a review. Please see
the school's responses below noted in red. Each point has been addressed
individually.
• I requested correspondence between Kisharon School and the DfE from
January 2024 to April 2024 inclusive, but the response includes
documents as early as January 2023. To ensure completeness, please
provide all correspondence from 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2024.
Whilst the school recognises that a document was provided outside the
scope of your request, this does not mean that the school is required to
provide all correspondence from January 2023. If you require further
additional information that falls outside of the scope of your request,
you will need to submit a new FOI request.
• The document titled "Support - DfE reply.pdf" contains an entirely
redacted email dated 9 January 2023, 21:46. Please supply the full,
unredacted text.
This document contains personal data belonging to a third party. This
information has been considered for disclosure and cannot be disclosed due
to the sensitivity and need to protect third party identity.
• In "DFE seeking assurance email.pdf":
All headers and footers have been removed. Please resend this file with
full headers and footers to clarify sender, recipient, and date details.
Please find attached the document titled ‘Seeking Assurance’ with headers
and footers included, as requested. There is also an additional letter
which is referred to. Please note that some information containing third
party data has been redacted to protect third party identities.
• The file references a zip file attachment. Kindly provide this
attachment.
Please see attached the documents included within the zip file.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Judicium Education
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Dear Data Services,
New FOI Request to Kisharon School
Subject: Freedom of Information Request – Correspondence Between Kisharon School and DfE (January 2023 - December 2024)
Dear Kisharon School, London,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I kindly request copies of the following:
1. All individual correspondence received by Kisharon School from the Department for Education (DfE) between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2024.
2. All individual correspondence sent by Kisharon School, including from the Chair of Trustees, to the DfE between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2024.
Please include emails, letters, and any other form of communication.
Please confirm receipt of this new request and provide the requested information within the statutory 20-working-day timeframe. I look forward to your response.
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Jayne Donegan
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response.
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Dear Jayne Donegan,
Re: Freedom of Information Request
We acknowledge your Freedom of Information request, sent to us by email on the 7th March 2025. We are corresponding on behalf of Kisharon School.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the school is required to respond to you within 20 school days and will therefore respond to you no later than the 4th April 2025.
Kind regards,
Judicium Consulting Ltd T/A Judicium Education
72 Cannon Street, London - EC4N 6AE
Tel: 0345 548 7000 (Option 1, then 1)
Web: www.judiciumeducation.co.uk
Twitter: @DPOforSchools
Data Protection | Safeguarding | Clerking & Governance | Employment Law & HR | Health & Safety | UK Work Permits | eLearning | Neo Payroll
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
This communication is from Judicium Consulting Limited, 72 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AE. The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not distribute, copy or otherwise use this communication or the information in it. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by e-mail at [email address] and then delete the e-mail (including any attachments) and any copies of it. Please refer to our Privacy Policy on our website for details on how we handle personal data.
Dear Jayne Donegan,
Thank you for your email of the 7th of March 2025 where you requested information about correspondence between Kisharon School and the Department of Education.
Copies of the information requested are attached to this email. Kisharon School conducted searches for information within the date ranges, however, did not conduct searches for periods searched for in your previous request:
All correspondence received by Kisharon School from the Department for Education (DfE) between December 2023 and March 2024, inclusive.
All correspondence sent by Kisharon School, including from the Chair of Trustees, to the DfE between January 2024 and April 2024, inclusive.
This information is already available publicly within your previous What Do They Know request log detailed in Kisharon School's responses: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...
Please note, that references to individuals have been removed in respect for those individuals' right to privacy.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to: [email address]. Please provide full details of the reasons why you believe your request was not handled properly.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Kind regards,
Judicium Consulting Ltd T/A Judicium Education
72 Cannon Street, London - EC4N 6AE
Tel: 0345 548 7000 (Option 1, then 1)
Web: www.judiciumeducation.co.uk
Twitter: @DPOforSchools
Data Protection | Safeguarding | Clerking & Governance | Employment Law & HR | Health & Safety | UK Work Permits | eLearning | Neo Payroll
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
This communication is from Judicium Consulting Limited, 72 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AE. The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not distribute, copy or otherwise use this communication or the information in it. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by e-mail at [email address] and then delete the e-mail (including any attachments) and any copies of it. Please refer to our Privacy Policy on our website for details on how we handle personal data.
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