Brent Council - INFORMATION REQUEST

Our Reference: 536622
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Dear C Blades

Thank you for your request for information received on 11th September, 2009.
We aim to respond to your request within 20 working days.

However, whilst we may send the formal notification of the decision to the
email address you have provided we will not send the information requested
to that address. This is because we are aware that doing so will
automatically result in the information being published on the
whatdotheyknow website. Publication of information in this way may
constitute an unauthorised re-use (under the Re-use of Public Sector
Information Regulations 2005) and may infringe copyright. I would therefore
be grateful if you will provide me with an alternative disclosure address.
This can be a postal address, fax number or an email address, as long as it
does not result in automatic publication and re-use.If you wish to apply for
permission to re-use any of the requested information you may do so by
writing to the IT Standards Manager at Brent Council, Floor 5, 349-357 High
Road, Wembley HA9 6BZ , telephone 020 8937 1402, e-mail [Brent Borough Council request email]

If you wish to appeal against the requirement to provide an alternative
disclosure address you can do so by writing to the IT Standards Manager at
the address given above.

You also have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner. However,
the Information Commissioner will not normally consider an appeal until you
have exhausted your rights of redress and complaint to the Council. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted as follows: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF; Telephone: 01625 545 700, www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Stephen F Williams,
For Brent ITU
[email address]

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Dear C Blades

Thank you for the below. Please send your alternative email address to [Brent Borough Council request email]

Regards

Stephen Williams
FOI & DPA Consultant
Brent ITU

020 8937 1426

Floor 5
349-357 High Road
Wembley
HA9 6BZ

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Brent Council - INFORMATION REQUEST

Our Reference: 536622
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Dear Mr. Blades,

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is below.

You asked:

"In the wake of Graham Badman's review of Elective Home Education,
the Government is planning to introduce legislation to register,
monitor and support home educated children. It is clear that this
legislation will have financial and staffing impacts upon local
authorities and yet the Government has made it equally clear that
no extra funding will be made available to local councils to fulfil
their new responsibilities.
In the light of the expected impact of this legislation:

(a) Has it been formally discussed by the committees of elected
councillors responsible for education, children's social care,
finance or any other relevant department?
No
(b) Has it been formally discussed by the officers responsible for
education, children's social care, finance or any other relevant
department?
Yes
(c) Have the committees responsible for education, children's
social care, finance or any other relevant department taken part in
the Government consultation into the proposed legislation, which
ends on 19 October 2009?
No

(d) Have the unelected local authority officers responsible for
education, children's social care, finance or any other relevant
department taken part in the Government consultation into the
proposed legislation, which ends on 19 October 2009?
Yes
(c) If the councillors or officers have not taken part in the
consultation, are they planning to do so?
N/A"

Please note that the information provided may be subject to copyright and
you may require further permission from the Council to re-use it. If you
require further guidance please write to the IT Standards Manager (contact
details below).

If you are dissatisfied with the response or how the Council has handled
your request you can complain to the Council by writing to the following
address: IT Standards Manager at Brent Council,Floor 5, 349-357 High Road,
Wembley HA9 6BZ, telephone 020 8937 1402, e-mail [Brent Borough Council request email]. It is
the Council's policy to ensure that, where practicable, your complaint is
dealt with by someone who was not involved in the original decision.

You also have a right of appeal about our decision to the Information
Commissioner, however, the Information Commissioner will not normally
consider an appeal until you have exhausted your rights of redress and
complaint to the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted as
follows:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF; Telephone: 01625 545 700,
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Stephen F Williams,
DPA & FOI Consultant

[email address]

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