Spending on Additional Support for Learning

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002:

1. Please provide information confirming how much money your local authority, by department and/or relevant budget head, has spent or is spending on implementing the Additional Support Needs framework (as provided for in the Education(Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act (2004)) in:

a) 2006-07;
b) 2007-08;
c) 2008-09; and
d) 2009-10.

In responding to this request, please consider all relevant information that might accurately confirm the amount spent, including information contained within documentation such as budgets and related papers; council and committee papers and minutes; correspondence between and among officers, or between officers and third parties; meeting papers; and any other relevant papers and documents.

2. Please provide information that shows how much your local authority has spent and is spending on:

a) providing and co-ordinating staff, equipment, aids, information, transport, training, services and other support for children with additional needs; and
b) all other services and expenditure relating to supporting children in education with additional needs in:

i)2006-08;
ii) 2007-08;
iii) 2008-09; and
iv) 2009-10

Yours faithfully,

Kate Higgins (fSDC liaison project)