Dear Sir / Madam

I am pleased to acknowledge your request for information, which has been
allocated the reference number NELC/29890/2324.

Your request has been passed to the relevant department and you can expect
your response within the 20 working day limit. If it will take us longer
than 20 working days to respond to you, we will inform you of this and
provide you with the expected date for receiving a response.

Further information about how we will deal with your Freedom of
Information requests is available on our website at:

[1]https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/your-council/...

Please feel free to contact me if you require any further information or
assistance quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

North East Lincolnshire Council

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Dear Sir / Madam

Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/29890/2324.
I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information:

1) How many staff members make up your elective home education team?

Two

2) How many staff members from your Elective Home Education team are
members of the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals
(AEHEP)?

3) How many staff that come under the line management of your director of
childrens services are members of the Association of Elective Home
Education Professionals (AEHEP)?

4) Is your director of childrens services a member of the Association of
Elective Home Education Professionals (AEHEP)?

5) How many attendances have those staff members made at AEHEP meetings
within the previous 12 months (i) face to face; (ii) virtually?

The information requested in questions 2 to 5 is not collected by People &
Culture (HR) and therefore not held by North East Lincolnshire Council.

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. If you wish to request an
internal review, please write to us detailing the reasons why. Please be
clear about which elements of the Council’s response or handling of the
request you are unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during
the internal review process.  If following this you are still dissatisfied
you may contact the Office of the Information Commissioner.

Yours sincerely

North East Lincolnshire Council

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Dear Sir / Madam

I am pleased to acknowledge your correspondence and wish to confirm that an internal review of the handling of your information request NELC/29890/2324 is to take place.

If it will take us longer than 20 working days to respond to you, we will inform you of this and provide you with the expected date for receiving a response.

Further information about how we will deal with your Freedom of Information requests is available on our website at: https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/your-council/...

If you have any queries or require further assistance, please contact us.
Yours sincerely

North East Lincolnshire Council

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Dear Sir / Madam 

Further to your request an internal review has taken place into North East
Lincolnshire Council's handling of your information request reference
NELC/29890/2324

I have reviewed the response provided to you and the handling of your
request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and find:

• That your request was responded to within the statutory timescale of
20 working days.
• That you were informed whether or not the information you asked for
was held by North East Lincolnshire Council.
• That you were provided with the available information you asked for.
• That your response provided you with your rights of appeal. 

I am therefore satisfied that the Council has acted in accordance with its
statutory duties in the handling of your request.

As stated in our response the information requested in questions 2 to 5 in
relation to the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals
(AEHEP) is not collected by our People & Culture service (Human Resources)
and therefore is not held by North East Lincolnshire Council.

Please note that the there is no obligation to produce or collect data
where it is not held, in order to respond to a Freedom of Information
request.

I trust that this internal review answers your queries in relation to your
request, and clarifies that your request has been handled in accordance
with statutory requirements. 

If you remain dissatisfied with the Council’s handling of your request, or
the decision of the internal review you can request an independent review
by contacting the Information Commissioner's Office at Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

North East Lincolnshire Council

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