Policies and Procedures around children not educated within a school setting.
Dear Cumbria County Council,
Please can you provide your current policies and procedures as of November 22 about the following:
Your current policy on children that are electively home educated, and your current procedures including any template letters used in relation to how you make initial contact with a new home education family, and how you make the decision in relation to if a child's home education received is suitable or not.
Your current policy on EOTAS and current procedure for families to access EOTAS were appropriate for their child.
Your current policy and procedure on personal budgets concerning education provision detailed in EHCPs.
Your current policy and procedures in relation to children missing education.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Louise Zaher
Dear Michelle Louise Zaher
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Reference: FOI-72735-2022
Thank you for your request for information regarding Policies and
Procedures around children not educated within a school setting, which was
received on 21/11/2022.
The council aims to provide you with the information within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days in this case the date is 19/12/2022.
Subject to the information not being exempt or containing any references
to third parties.
The council will, as a matter of routine make information available in
electronic format. Where it is not practical to do this information will
be provided in hard copy (paper). If information is required in
alternative formats e.g. language, audio, large print, etc., please
indicate this as soon as possible so the council can consider your
request.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 define a number of
exemptions/exceptions which may prevent information being released to you
automatically. The council will make an assessment about the application
of any exemptions/exceptions and issue you with a decision letter, which
will include details of your right to appeal.
If the information you request contains reference to a third party the
council will consult with them prior to making a decision about the
release of information.
In accordance with the council's Charging Policy a fee may be charged for
supplying information. If a fee is payable you will be issued with a fees
notice. The applicable fee must be paid in full before the information is
processed and released. The statutory time limit for responses is
suspended until the council has received and processed your payment. If
payment is not received within three months of issuing the fees notice
your request will be closed.
If you have any queries or concerns about this email do not hesitate to
contact us.
Many thanks
Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
t: 01228 221234
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
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Dear Information Governance,
I do not appear to have received a response to the Freedom of information request that should have been received by 20th December 2022. Please can this be looked into and the information supplied.
Yours sincerely,
Michelle Louise Zaher
Good Morning,
Thank you for your email below, concerning the above request.
I can only sincerely apologise that this has not been responded to within timescale.
This request has been reallocated a number of times as some of the information has been difficult to obtain. I can assure you that we are working hard to try and get this to you as soon as possible!
You have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Commissioner' Office if you are dissatisfied with the way you request has been handled:
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/
Thank you for your patience.
Kind Regards,
Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community Services – Cumbria County Council
Parkhouse, Kingmoor Business Park, Baron Way, CA6 4SJ
Email: [Cumbria County Council request email]
Telephone: 01228 221234
Dear Information Governance,
I do not appear to have a received a response to the Freedom of information request. It should have been received by 20th December 2022. Please can this be looked into and the information supplied.
Yours sincerely,
Michelle Louise Zaher
Dear Cumbria County Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Cumbria County Council's handling of my FOI request 'Policies and Procedures around children not educated within a school setting.'.
The information requested in FOI should have been received by 20th December 22. Please can this information be provided and an explanation for the delay.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Louise Zaher
Dear Michelle Louise Zaher
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Reference: FOI-86872-2023
Thank you for your request for information regarding Policies and
Procedures around children not educated within a school setting, which was
received on 30/01/2023.
The council aims to provide you with the information within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days in this case the date is 27/02/2023.
Subject to the information not being exempt or containing any references
to third parties.
The council will, as a matter of routine make information available in
electronic format. Where it is not practical to do this information will
be provided in hard copy (paper). If information is required in
alternative formats e.g. language, audio, large print, etc., please
indicate this as soon as possible so the council can consider your
request.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 define a number of
exemptions/exceptions which may prevent information being released to you
automatically. The council will make an assessment about the application
of any exemptions/exceptions and issue you with a decision letter, which
will include details of your right to appeal.
If the information you request contains reference to a third party the
council will consult with them prior to making a decision about the
release of information.
In accordance with the council's Charging Policy a fee may be charged for
supplying information. If a fee is payable you will be issued with a fees
notice. The applicable fee must be paid in full before the information is
processed and released. The statutory time limit for responses is
suspended until the council has received and processed your payment. If
payment is not received within three months of issuing the fees notice
your request will be closed.
If you have any queries or concerns about this email do not hesitate to
contact us.
Many thanks
Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
t: 01228 221234
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
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1. https://cumbria.gov.uk/
Dear Michelle Louise Zaher
Freedom of Information Act 2000, Reference: FOI-72735-2022
Please see attached for a response to your request for information.
Many thanks
Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
t: 01228 221234
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
References
Visible links
1. https://cumbria.gov.uk/
Good Morning Michelle,
Apologies for the delay in our response, you should receive this today.
Unfortunately there was a significant delay within the Service area to provide the information and then a further delay with the approval of the response.
Your request for an internal review was logged in error as a new request was generated, which has since been deleted and we cannot action an internal review until the response has been received.
I hope the information once received will be satisfactory, but if not please don't hesitate to get back in touch with me.
Again please accept my sincere apologies for the delay and any inconvenience caused.
Kind Regards,
Jayne Harty
Information Governance & Complaints Officer | Service Centre
Corporate Customer and Community Services Directorate| Cumbria County Council
Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park | Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
www.cumbria.gov.uk
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