Impact of proposed Government home education legislation

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Dear Sir or Madam,

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 proposed 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?

(b) Has it been formally discussed by the officers responsible for education, children’s social care, finance or any other relevant department?

(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?

(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?

(e) If the councillors or officers have not taken part in the consultation, are they planning to do so?

Yours faithfully,

C. Blades

FOI East, Cheshire East Council

Dear Mr Blades

Thank you for your email.

It will be treated as a request within the meaning of the Act: this means that we will send you a full response within 20 working days, either supplying you with the information which you want, or explaining to you why we cannot supply it. If we need any further clarification or there is any problem we will be in touch.

In the meantime if you wish to discuss this further please contact me. It would be helpful if you could quote the log number 800331

Yours sincerely

Rose Raine

Information and Record Management Officer

Cheshire East Council

Tel 01270 529668

www.cheshireeast.gov.uk

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FOI East, Cheshire East Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information; I have highlighted our responses to your questions in blue as follows

(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? No

(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? No

(e) If the councillors or officers have not taken part in the
consultation, are they planning to do so? No

If you have any queries on the contents of this message please contact me.

Yours sincerely

Rose Raine
Information and Record Management Officer
Cheshire East Council
Tel 01270 529668
www.cheshireeast.gov.uk

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