S.444 Education Act -prosecution cost

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Dear Kent County Council,

Can you please provide the response to the following questions:
1. How many parents have been prosecuted under section 444(1) within last two years?
2. How many of those parents pleaded not guilty and went on trial?
3. What is the average cost of such when parents plead not guilty and face trial?
4.How many times during the last 4 year period Kent County Council used external law firm?
5. Please provide the reasons for instructing barristers?
6. Please provide the name of the person who authorised use of external barristers for prosecution under s.444 (1)

Yours faithfully,

Alex Dean

Yours faithfully,

Alex Dean

Kent County Council

Dear Mr Dean

 

Thank you for your email below.

 

Kent County Council acknowledges your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Assuming KCC holds this information, we
will endeavour to supply the data to you as soon as possible but no later
than 20^th June 2017 (20 working days from date of receipt).

 

We will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold this information
or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any costs for providing
the information. Please quote our reference - FOI/17/0898 - in any
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Best regards

 

 

Carly Wattle | Information Access Officer | Information Resilience &
Transparency Team | Kent County Council | Room 2.71, Sessions House,
Maidstone, ME14 1XQ | Phone 03000 417061 | Fax 03000 420303 | 
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Kent County Council

Dear Mr Dean

 

Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) 2000, relating to S.444(1) Education Act
prosecution costs.

 

I am pleased to provide the response below:

 

1. How many parents have been prosecuted under section 444(1) within last
two years? 1478 (in academic years 15/16 & 16/17 to date).

2. How many of those parents pleaded not guilty and went on trial? 8.

3. What is the average cost of such when parents plead not guilty and face
trial? £500.

4. How many times during the last 4 year period Kent County Council used
external law firm? 0.

5. Please provide the reasons for instructing barristers? N/A.

6. Please provide the name of the person who authorised use of external
barristers for prosecution under s.444 (1) N/A.

If you are unhappy with this response, and believe KCC has not complied
with legislation, please ask for a review by following our complaints
process; details can be found at this link
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...
on our website. Please quote reference FOI/17/0898.

If you still remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of what you need to do, should
you wish to pursue this course of action, are available from the
Information Commissioner’s website [2]http://www.ico.org.uk/concerns.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Alex Corcoran | Information Access Officer | Information Resilience &
Transparency Team | Kent County Council | Room 2.71, Sessions House,
Maidstone, ME14 1XQ | Phone 03000 419707 | Fax 03000 420303 |
[3]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...
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