Primary School Policies on Playground Supervision Before School

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Dear Moray Council,

I would like to request details of individual policy set locally at each Primary School in Moray, with regard to supervision in the playground in the twenty minute period before school starts.

It has come to my attention that several schools, including my own, neither meet children arriving on school transport, nor supervise those children before schools open at 08.55am. Some are as young as 4 and can be left unattended for up to 20 minutes.

I am aware that policy is based on The Schools (Safety and Supervision of Pupils) (Scotland) Regulations 1990, which requires Primary schools to supervise pupils at break and lunch times only. I am therefore in the process of submitting a petition to the Scottish Government to have the relevant legislation reviewed and amended to incorporate supervision at this time of day also.

Parents entrusting their children to Councils when travelling from home to school, have a right to know their children will be safe, particularly given that they have no control over their arrival time at school. Similarly, Councils have a duty of care 'in loco parentis' to ensure the safety and well being of all children, as would be expected of a parent.

I am collating data in support of my petition and I would be most grateful if the details of each Primary school policy concerning playground supervision before school, could be sent to me as soon as possible.

With thanks in advance.

Yours faithfully,

L. Willis

Moray Council

Reference: 101000347143

Dear L Willis

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002

Thank you for your information request dated 14 May 2015. This is being dealt with in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

In order to co-ordinate your request, I am acting as your central point of contact and can be contacted on the telephone on 01343 563110 or by email at [Moray Council request email]

We have 20 working days to deal with your request from the date that we received it, but we will provide you with the information you are looking for at an earlier date where possible. Your request and our response will be posted on our disclosure log within the FOI section on our website. No personal information will be included.

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If you are dissatisfied in any way with the manner in which the Council has dealt with your request for information, you are entitled to ask the Council to review its actions and decisions. If you would like a review of the decision please write to the Chief Executive, Moray Council, Council Office, High Street, Elgin IV30 1BX. A review panel will convene and has 20 working days to consider and respond to your appeal. All appeal requests must be made in writing.

If you are still dissatisfied with the outcome of the review, then you may appeal by writing to the Scottish Information Commissioner at Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS.

Further information on the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 can be obtained by visiting www.moray.gov.uk or the Scottish Information Commissioner's website, www.itspublicknowledge.info.

Yours sincerely

Jacqui Graham

Information Co-ordinator

Chief Executive's Office

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Moray Council

Reference: 101000347143

Dear L Willis

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002

Thank you for your information request concerning Supervision in Primary School Playgrounds dated 15 May 2015. This is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

The response to your information request can be found on the Council's website http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/p... (please note that it can take up to 1 hour for the website to update). We trust this satisfies your information request. It is the council's practice to publish all requests and responses on its website. If you have any queries about this email please contact Peter Jones on 01343 563601 or email [Moray Council request email] quoting the reference number given above.

Please note that The Moray Council owns copyright in the material supplied in response to your enquiry unless otherwise stated. The supply of documents and information by the Council does not give the person or organisation who receives them the right to re-use the documents in a way which would infringe copyright under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Such material is not to be used commercially without permission from the copyright holder.

Should this information be reused for commercial purposes the information will be subject to the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005. Under these regulations the Council is entitled to charge a fee for the re-use of information.

If you are dissatisfied in any way with the manner in which the Council has dealt with your request for information, you are entitled to ask the Council to review its actions and decisions. If you would like a review of the decision please write to the Chief Executive, Moray Council, Council Office, High Street, Elgin IV30 1BX. A review panel will convene and has 20 working days to consider and respond to your appeal. All appeal requests must be made in writing.

If you are still dissatisfied with the outcome of the review, then you may appeal by writing to the Scottish Information Commissioner at Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS.

Further information on the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 can be obtained by visiting www.moray.gov.uk or the Scottish Information Commissioner's website, www.itspublicknowledge.info.

Yours sincerely

Jacqui Graham

Information Co-ordinator

Chief Executive's Office

The Moray Council

Council Offices

High Street

Elgin

IV30 1BX

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Dear Moray Council,

Many thanks for your detailed response.

Yours faithfully,

L. Willis