Somerset - Summer Born Children School Admission - Meetings and records

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Dear Somerset County Council,

I wish to be informed whether
a) the Local Authority holds the information as described,
b) if that is the case, to have access to that information.

1. The name and contact details including an email address of the Local Authority Director of Children’s Services;
2. The name and contact details including an email address of the Local Authority Portfolio Holder for Learning & Education;
3. The name and contact details including an email address of the Head of the Somerset Council Schools Admission Team.
3. The dates and planned dates since 1st July 2014 of any subgroup or committee or working party that’s business concerns or has concerned the school admission of summer born children and / or summer born children in general;
4. The dates and planned dates since 1st July 2014 of any subgroup or committee or working party that’s business concerned the Department for Education’s advice on the admission of summer born children and / or paragraph 2.17 – 2.17B of the School Admissions Code;
5. The agenda, papers and minutes of any meeting identified in points 1, 4 and 5 above;
6. All records since 19th December 2014 of any consultation between the Local Authority and any other Local Authorities concerning summer born school admissions including, but not limited to phone calls and correspondence (including but not limited to email).
7. All correspondence since 19th December 2014 concerning summer born school admissions between the Local Authority and the Department for Education.
8. All correspondence since 19th December 2014 concerning summer born school admissions between the Local Authority and Headteachers of all schools* within the admissions authority including, but not limited to phone calls and correspondence (including but not limited to email).

*both Academies and Maintained

I look forward to receiving the information requested and thank you in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Lydia Tweddell

Somerset County Council,

Somerset County Council Information Request Team
Information request
Our reference: 3106468

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Dear Mrs Tweddell
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information about Summer Born
Children which we received on 8 December 2017.

We are currently dealing with your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and we aim to send our response to you on or before
10 January 2018.
 
Please note that we are experiencing a high level of requests at the
moment, and there may be a delay in responding to your request. We will
aim to keep you informed should this be the case.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested.  If this is the case we
will carry out an assessment and will inform you of any exemptions that
apply.
 
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If you have any further queries or would like to discuss your request
please contact me quoting your reference detailed at the top of this
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Yours sincerely
 
 
Melanie Crompton
Information Request Officer
Communications
01823359560
 
 

Somerset County Council,

Dear Ms Tweddell
 
Regarding your request for information from Somerset County Council, I am
writing to you to ask you to clarify some of your request. You have used
'3' twice when numbering your questions and in your question 5 you have
asked for 'The agenda, papers and minutes of any meeting identified in
points 1, 4 and 5 above;'.
 
Can you please clarify what you mean by 'points 1, 4 and 5 above'.
 
Without this extra information from you, we will not be able to respond to
your question 5. 
 
Can you please reply by return email, or alternatively if you wish to
contact the team to discuss your question, please call us on the number
shown below.
 
Yours sincerely
Melanie Crompton 
Information Request Officer
Telephone: 01823 359359
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dear Melanie Crompton,

Thank you for your reply, I have renumbered the points and amended wording in point 6 accordingly, please see below -

1. The name and contact details including an email address of the Local Authority Director of Children’s Services;
2. The name and contact details including an email address of the Local Authority Portfolio Holder for Learning & Education;
3. The name and contact details including an email address of the Head of the Somerset Council Schools Admission Team.
4. The dates and planned dates since 1st July 2014 of any subgroup or committee or working party that’s business concerns or has concerned the school admission of summer born children and / or summer born children in general;
5. The dates and planned dates since 1st July 2014 of any subgroup or committee or working party that’s business concerned the Department for Education’s advice on the admission of summer born children and / or paragraph 2.17 – 2.17B of the School Admissions Code;
6. The agenda, papers and minutes of any meeting identified in points 4 and 5 above;
7. All records since 19th December 2014 of any consultation between the Local Authority and any other Local Authorities concerning summer born school admissions including, but not limited to phone calls and correspondence (including but not limited to email).
8. All correspondence since 19th December 2014 concerning summer born school admissions between the Local Authority and the Department for Education.
9. All correspondence since 19th December 2014 concerning summer born school admissions between the Local Authority and Headteachers of all schools* within the admissions authority including, but not limited to phone calls and correspondence (including but not limited to email).
*both Academies and Maintained

Yours sincerely,

L Tweddell

Somerset County Council,

Dear Ms Tweddell
 
Thank you for your clarification.
Yours sincerely
 
Melanie Crompton

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Dear Melanie Crompton,

Thank you for your reply, I have renumbered the points and amended wording
in point 6 accordingly, please see below -

1. The name and contact details including an email address of the Local
Authority Director of Children’s Services;
2. The name and contact details including an email address of the Local
Authority Portfolio Holder for Learning & Education;
3. The name and contact details including an email address of the Head of
the Somerset Council Schools Admission Team.
4. The dates and planned dates since 1st July 2014 of any subgroup or
committee or working party that’s business concerns or has concerned the
school admission of summer born children and / or summer born children in
general;
5. The dates and planned dates since 1st July 2014 of any subgroup or
committee or working party that’s business concerned the Department for
Education’s advice on the admission of summer born children and / or
paragraph 2.17 – 2.17B of the School Admissions Code;
6. The agenda, papers and minutes of any meeting identified in points 4
and 5 above;
7. All records since 19th December 2014 of any consultation between the
Local Authority and any other Local Authorities concerning summer born
school admissions including, but not limited to phone calls and
correspondence (including but not limited to email).
8. All correspondence since 19th December 2014 concerning summer born
school admissions between the Local Authority and the Department for
Education.
9. All correspondence since 19th December 2014 concerning summer born
school admissions between the Local Authority and Headteachers of all
schools* within the admissions authority including, but not limited to
phone calls and correspondence (including but not limited to email).
*both Academies and Maintained

Yours sincerely,

L Tweddell

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Information request
Our reference: 3106468

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Dear Ms Tweddell
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 8 December 2017.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Christine Donnelly
on behalf of Simon Butt
Communications
 
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