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Statistics in relation to support provided under the local offer to care leavers

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Olivia Letza cooper

Dear Surrey 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 Surrey’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 Surrey’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 surrey 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 Surrey’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 Surrey’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?
(b) How many of those applications were successful in each of the stated years?

In respect of questions 4 and 6, we are content to be provided with the information either for the 2018, 2020 and 2022 calendar years or the 2017/18, 2019/2020 and 2021/22 financial years depending how such information is collected by you. Please specify which years you are using in your response

Yours faithfully,

Olivia Letza cooper

Information request
Our reference: 5446334
Your reference: [FOI #955663 email]
 
 
 
Dear Letza cooper
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
RE: IR - Funding 
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 1 March
2023
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and we aim to send a response by 30 March 2023.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and
to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Yours faithfully
 
Maggie McCormack
Information Governance Support Officer
Law & Governance - Resources
 
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Information request
Our reference: 5446334
Your reference: [FOI #955663 email]
 
 
Dear Olivia Letza Cooper,
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 

Please accept my apologies for the lateness of my reply to your Freedom of
Information Request of 1 March 2023.

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen absence, I am unable to provide you with
a response within the statutory 20-working day timeframe on this occasion.

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guidance regarding 'Time limits
for compliance' is available here:
[1]https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio....

I can confirm that we are working on your request as a matter of priority
and I will endeavour to have a response to you within this working week
(w/e 31 March). In the unlikely event that I am unable to provide you with
the information within this timescale, I will contact you to keep you
updated as to our current position.

Should you need to contact us regarding this matter, please quote Ref No.
5446334 in any correspondence.

Again, please accept my apologies for the delay in answering your request.

 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Matthew Goldsmith
Freedom of Information Officer | Children's Information Governance
Children, Families and Lifelong Learning (CFLL)
 
Surrey County Council | Woodhatch Place | 11 Cockshot Hill | Reigate | RH2
8EF |  Contact Centre Tel no: 03456 009 009 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday,
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Information request
Our reference: 5446334
Your reference: [1][FOI #955663 email]
 
 
Dear Olivia Letza Cooper,
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 

Please accept my apologies for the continued delay in replying to your
Freedom of Information request.

As explained in my previous email, I have been unable to provide you with
a response by the due date of 30 March 2023 and, therefore, we have
exceeded the statutory 20-working day response timeframe on this occasion.

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guidance regarding 'Time limits
for compliance' is available here:
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I can confirm that we have moved things forward since my previous email,
and we are still working on your request as a matter of priority. I will
endeavour to have a response to you as early as possible within this
working week (w/c 3 April). In the event that I am unable to provide you
with the information within this timescale, I will contact you to keep you
updated as to our current position.

Should you need to contact us regarding this matter, please quote Ref No.
5446334 in any correspondence.

Again, please accept my apologies for the continued delay in answering
your request.

 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Matthew Goldsmith
Freedom of Information Officer | Children's Information Governance
Children, Families and Lifelong Learning (CFLL)
 
Surrey County Council | Woodhatch Place | 11 Cockshot Hill | Reigate | RH2
8EF |  Contact Centre Tel no: 03456 009 009 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday,
excluding bank holidays) |
 
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From: Surrey County Council<[email address]>
Sent: 30/03/2023 16:50
To: [FOI #955663 email]
Subject: Information request (Ref: 5446334)
Information request
Our reference: 5446334
Your reference: [FOI #955663 email]
 
 
Dear Olivia Letza Cooper,
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 

Please accept my apologies for the lateness of my reply to your Freedom of
Information Request of 1 March 2023.

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen absence, I am unable to provide you with
a response within the statutory 20-working day timeframe on this occasion.

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guidance regarding 'Time limits
for compliance' is available here:
[3]https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio....

I can confirm that we are working on your request as a matter of priority
and I will endeavour to have a response to you within this working week
(w/e 31 March). In the unlikely event that I am unable to provide you with
the information within this timescale, I will contact you to keep you
updated as to our current position.

Should you need to contact us regarding this matter, please quote Ref No.
5446334 in any correspondence.

Again, please accept my apologies for the delay in answering your request.

 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Matthew Goldsmith
Freedom of Information Officer | Children's Information Governance
Children, Families and Lifelong Learning (CFLL)
 
Surrey County Council | Woodhatch Place | 11 Cockshot Hill | Reigate | RH2
8EF |  Contact Centre Tel no: 03456 009 009 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday,
excluding bank holidays) |
 
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Information request
Our reference: 5446334
Your reference: [FOI #955663 email]
 
 
Dear Olivia Letza Cooper,
 
Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information Request.
I would like to offer my apologies for the lateness of my reply, which was
due to be disclosed to you on or before 30 March 2023.

Unfortunately, on this occasion, I have been unable to provide you with a
response within the statutory 20-working day timeframe. Please note that
during this period, it has been necessary to divert resources to cover
unforeseen absence.

Guidance from the Information Commissioner (ICO) regarding time limits for
compliance, is available here:
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I would be grateful if you can now mark this matter as complete on the
What Do They Know platform, please.

 

Again, please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to you and
for any inconvenience caused.

Should you need to contact us regarding this matter, please quote
reference number 5446334 in any correspondence.

 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Matthew Goldsmith
Freedom of Information Officer | Children's Information Governance
Children, Families and Lifelong Learning (CFLL)
 
Surrey County Council | Woodhatch Place | 11 Cockshot Hill | Reigate | RH2
8EF | Contact Centre Tel no: 03456 009 009 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday,
excluding bank holidays) |
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
 
Surrey County Council
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Surrey County Council.
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Council cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from
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