Dear Pimlico Academy,

I am writing to make a formal request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Specifically, I would like to request the expenditure for de-escalation and physical restraint training in your school. Additionally, I would like to know the name of the vendor who provided the training and received payment for the following academic years:

2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23

Please provide the requested information in an easily accessible format, such as a an excel or csv spreadsheet , with the information headers shown below. If the information is not available for any specific year, please indicate so in your response.

School Name
Address

Expenditure (2018/19)
Vendor (2018/19)

Expenditure (2019/20)
Vendor (2019/20)

Expenditure (2020/21)
Vendor (2020/21)

Expenditure (2021/22)
Vendor (2021/22)

Expenditure (2022/23)
Vendor (2022/23)

According to the Freedom of Information Act, I understand that you have 20 working days to respond. If for any reason you are unable to provide the requested information, please notify me as soon as possible.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to receiving your response.

Yours sincerely,
Becky Gillespie
ICARS

Dear Pimlico Academy,

Please accept this email as a gentle reminder of your obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to respond to my FOI request in a timely fashion.

I was expecting a response by March 20th which was 20 working days after you received it.
Unfortunately that timescale has now breached.

Can I respectfully direct you to the Information Commissioner’s website at this link
Introduction | ICO - https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/foi...
Here you will find lots of guidance relating to how as a public organisation you must respond to a FOI request.

For additional clarity, when responding to my request please can you include in your calculations of expenditure for de-escalation and physical restraint training in your school any and all relevant expenditure including but not limited to; relevant whole school training; training of individuals; training the trainer and accreditation costs if you use in-house trainers plus any affiliation costs and sundries such as work books and supplies etc.

I thank you for your help in this matter and look forward to receiving your response promptly.

Yours faithfully,

Becky Gillespie

Dear Pimlico Academy,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Pimlico Academy's handling of my FOI request 'School Expenditure on De-escalation and Restrictive Physical Intervention Training'.
 
I have not yet received the information requested in the Freedom of Information (FOI) request. The FOI request was sent to the school on  February 20th 2024 (which by law should have been responded to by March 20th 2024) and a follow up on March 22nd 2024. I am currently following up in accordance with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guidelines before escalating this matter to them.

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Yours faithfully,

Becky Gillespie