Personal Budgets in Education

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Hello Sarah Lockwood,

To help process your FOI reference 6747-5604-4368-5325 we would like some
additional information.

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provide a response.

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Hello,

It has been some time since we requested information for your FOI
reference 6747-5604-4368-5325.

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review the request for information and provide a response.

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Hello Sarah Lockwood,

Thank you for contacting St.Helens Borough Council.

We have now received your Freedom of Information Request and it has been
assigned to one of our staff to review and reply to you.

Your reference number for this enquiry is 4823-0961-9416-8619

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Dear Ms Lockwood 
Firstly my apologies for the lateness of this response, but please see
below the response from St Helens. 
1.       How many children/young people within your Local Authority with
an EHCP have no school or setting named in Section I of their Plan (as at
Jan 24)?

Response 0 

       2.  How many children/young people within your Local Authority with
an EHCP are electively home educated (as at Jan 24)? 

              Response 13

3.       How many children/young people within your Local Authority have
been awarded and currently access Personal Budgets for Education (as at
Jan 24)?

Response 1

4.       How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently accessed
have been provided as part of an Education Otherwise Than At/In School or
College (EOTAS(C)/EOTIS(C)) provision described in their Education Health
and Care Plan (as at Jan 24)? 

Response 1

5.       How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently accessed
have been awarded to children/young people who are being Electively Home
Educated (EHE) (as at Jan 24)?

Response  0

6.       How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently being
accessed are awarded in the form of Direct Payments to families (as at Jan
24)?

Response 1

7.       What is the total annual cost of Personal Budgets for Education
within your Local Authority (as at Jan 24)?

Response £19474

8.       What is the total annual cost of Personal Budgets for Education
allocated as Direct Payments to families within your Local Authority (as
at Jan 24)? I very much appreciate your response in this matter not
available

Response £19474

Best wishes 
Sharon
​
Sharon Fryer ​
Head of SEND & Inclusion 
St Helens Council ​
2nd Floor, Atlas House ​
Corporation Street ​
St Helens ​
WA9 1LD​
Tel: 01744 671037
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Hello Sarah Lockwood,

Thank you for submitting your report to us and we can now advise that your
case has now been closed with the following outcome: All data disclosed

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Hello Sarah Lockwood,

Thank you for submitting your report to us and we can now advise that your
case has now been closed with the following outcome: Internal Review -
Chased with service area

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Reference: 4823-0961-9416-8619

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