Statistics in relation to support provided under the local offer to care leavers
Dear Essex County Council,
1. How much funding was allocated by the Council for the Higher Education bursary for the 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22 academic years respectively? (By Higher Education bursary we mean the relevant amount referred to in s23C(5A) Children Act 1989).
(a) How many applications for a Higher Education bursary were received in each of the stated years?
(b) What was the total number of successful applications for each of the stated years?
(c) What was the total amount paid out in bursaries in each of the stated years?
2. How much funding was allocated by the Council for the ‘setting up home grant’, as referred to in Essex’s local offer to care leavers, for the 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22 financial years respectively?
(a) How many applications for the grant were received in each of the stated years?
(b) What was the total number of successful applications in each of the stated years?
(c) What was the total amount paid out for the grants in each of the stated years?
3. How much was allocated by the Council for the “money based incentives for attendance in education or training”, as referred to in Essex’s local offer to care leavers, for the 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22 financial years respectively?
(a) How many requests for such incentives were received in each of the stated years?
(b) What was the total amount paid out in such incentives in each of the stated years?
4. How many former relevant children were given free access to sports facilities in Essex in 2018, 2020 and 2022 respectively?
(a) How many applications for such free access were received in each of the stated years?
5. How much was allocated in funding for transport costs when travelling to
training, school/college, apprenticeships or job interviews, as referred to in Essex’s local offer to care leavers, for the 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22 financial years respectively?
(a) How many requests were made for support with transport costs in each of the stated years?
(b) What was the total amount paid out in such transport costs for each of the stated years?
6. How many ring-fenced opportunities for work experience, apprenticeship and employment, as referred to in Essex’s local offer to care leavers, existed in 2018, 2020 and 2022.
(a) How many of those opportunities were applied for in each of the stated years?
Yours faithfully,
Olivia Cooper
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your recent request for information. In order for us to
process your request we are seeking clarification:
Can we just ask you to double check the dates requested please – questions
1-3 and 5 ask for data for 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22 but not 2018/19 or
2020/21 – is this correct? We wonder if the intention was to ask for the
last three financial years?
Similarly, questions 4 and 6 ask for 2018, 2020 and 2022 but not 2019 or
2021. In addition is it correct that the data request is for those
calendar years or should it be for three financial years?
Your request will be closed and logged as a new request once we receive
such clarification from yourself.
Kind regards
Trevor Anthony-Jones
Information Governance Officer
Your Right To Know
External IG Team
Democracy and Transparency
Corporate and Customer Services
Essex County Council
T: 03330 138989
E: [1][email address]
W: [2]www.essex.gov.uk
From: Your Right To Know
Sent: 01 March 2023 13:17
To: Olivia Letza cooper <[FOI #955660 email]>
Subject: FOI Acknowledgement ECC14341001 03 23
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your request for information which we will handle under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The Act allows us up to 20 working days (excluding statutory holidays) to
process a valid request for information.
We may be in touch with you should we require any further clarification.
We will determine and let you know whether we hold the information you
have requested and consider whether we are able to release the information
or if it is exempt from disclosure.
ECC does not usually charge for providing information to its requestors as
the provision of electronic copies is negligible, however under certain
circumstances we may have to do so if providing the information costs more
than £25. We will let you know before we do any work that would incur a
charge.
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this
request will be published on the Essex County Council website. The website
address is [3]https://secureapps.essex.gov.uk/Freedom_...
All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including
contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
Please contact me if you would like further advice or assistance about
your request, or your right to access information held by Essex County
Council.
Kind regards
Trevor Anthony-Jones
Information Governance Officer
Your Right To Know
External IG Team
Democracy and Transparency
Corporate and Customer Services
Essex County Council
T: 03330 138989
E: [4][email address]
W: [5]www.essex.gov.uk
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