Knives in Schools

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Dear Education Authority,

I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following information.

Can you provide answers to the following questions for each year from 2013 to the present:

How many knives or similar offensive weapons have been seized in your schools in each year from 2013 to present?

In your answer can you please provide figures for secondary schools and primary schools separately.

Can you also specify whether the knife was found to be in the possession of a boy or girl and their age, or neither (ie discarded on school premises).

How many injuries have been caused by knives or similar offensive weapons in secondary schools and primary schools in the same period. Can you specify the age of the victim and whether a pupil or a teacher, or visitor to the school.

In how many of these has the victim required hospital treatment. Can you specify the age of the victim and whether a pupil or a teacher, or visitor to the school.

How many pupils have been excluded for possession or use of a knife on school premises in each year from 2013 to present?

How many times have police been called to schools to deal with incidents involving pupil behaviour in each year from 2013 to present?

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful of you could contact me as I understand that under the act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.

Yours faithfully,

Andy Buckwell

Bournemouth Borough Council Enquiries, Bournemouth Borough Council

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Compliance Team, Bournemouth Borough Council

Dear Mr Bucknell

Re: Freedom of Information Request

I am writing to acknowledge your request for information received on the 13th March 2019.

We are dealing with your request and will be in contact with you again.

A response will be made within 20 working days, either supplying you with the information which you have asked for, or explaining why we cannot supply it. If we need any further clarification we will contact you.

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Dear Mr Bucknell

Further to your request for information received on 13 March 2019, please
see below provided by Bournemouth Borough Council.

RESPONSE:

School’s in Bournemouth are academies, therefore we do not hold this
information.

For question 5, regarding exclusions we receive a broader category
response from schools as weapons and this can include all kinds of
implements.

Unfortunately, the request would need to be put directly to each academy
to get a accurate response.  Please see attached a list of schools to
assist you in contacting them directly.

If you are dissatisfied with this response you can ask for a review, which
will be dealt with through the Council’s complaints procedure. Details of
the complaints procedure can be found at:
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Yours sincerely

Compliance Team

North Bournemouth Local Office (NBLO)

27 Slades Farm Road, Bournemouth, BH10 4ES

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