Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your request for information submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which has been given the above mentioned reference number. Please quote this on any correspondence regarding your request.

Stockport Council will respond to your request within 20 working days from the date of receipt. If there will be a charge for disbursements e.g. photocopying in order to provide the information, we will inform you as soon as possible to see if you wish to proceed; however such charges are usually waived if they amount to less than £10.

Yours sincerely,

Simon Oldfield
Freedom of Information/ Data Protection Officer & RIPA Coordinator
Stockport Council
Town Hall
Stockport
SK1 3XE

Tel: 0161 474 4048
Fax: 0161 474 4006
http://www.stockport.gov.uk

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Dear Mr Shammas,

 

I am writing in response to your request for information (ref FOI 6534).

 

The relevant Council Service(s) has searched for the requested information
and our response is as follows.

 

There have been 55 finalised school attendance prosecutions in relation to
such children in 2012 (as at 10.12.2012) + 6 further cases where
prosecutions hearings have taken place or are scheduled to take place
during 2012 but the cases have not yet been finalised, making an overall
total of 61.

 

However, it should be pointed out that within the figure of 61 there are
53 different individuals, with 8 parents prosecuted for two offences.

 

In responding to this question, the term "truanting" has been interpreted
as referring to school attendance offences under section 444(1) and
444(1A) Education Act 1996.

 

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request for
information, you are entitled to ask for an internal review; however you
must do so within 40 working days of the date of this response. Any
internal review will be carried out by a senior member of staff who was
not involved with your original request. To ask for an internal review,
contact [1][email address] in the first instance.

 

If you are unhappy with the outcome of any internal review, you are
entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner. To do so, contact:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

[2]www.ico.gov.uk

 

01625 545 745

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Simon Oldfield

Freedom of Information/ Data Protection Officer & RIPA Coordinator

Stockport Council

Town Hall

Stockport

SK1 3XE

 

Tel: 0161 474 4048

Fax: 0161 474 4006

http://www.stockport.gov.uk

 

Need further information? See our Information Management FAQs

 

Confidentiality: This email, its contents and any attachments are intended
only for the above named. As the email may contain confidential or legally
privileged information, if you are not, or suspect that you are not, the
above named or the person responsible for delivery of the message to the
above named, please delete or destroy the email and any attachments
immediately and inform the sender of the error.

 

 

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Dear Mr Shammas,

 

I write following the below FOI request which was responded to on 12^th
December.

 

I have now been contacted by the relevant Council Service area who have
informed me that the previously disclosed figures contained some
inaccuracies.

 

I have attached an amended response, containing the correct figures, for
your attention.

 

I apologies for any confusion this may have caused.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Simon Oldfield

Freedom of Information/ Data Protection Officer & RIPA Coordinator

Stockport Council
Town Hall
Stockport
SK1 3XE

 

Tel: 0161 474 4048
Fax: 0161 474 4006
[1]http://www.stockport.gov.uk

 

Need further information? See our Information Management [2]FAQs
 

Confidentiality: This email, its contents and any attachments are
intended only for the above named. As the email may contain confidential
or legally privileged information, if you are not, or suspect that you are
not, the above named or the person responsible for delivery of the message
to the above named, please delete or destroy the email and any attachments
immediately and inform the sender of the error.

 

 

From: Simon Oldfield On Behalf Of FOI Officer
Sent: 12 December 2012 13:34
To: John Paul Shammas ([FOI #140462 email])
Cc: FOI Officer
Subject: FW: Freedom of Information request - Truanting - FOI 6534 -
Response

 

Dear Mr Shammas,

 

I am writing in response to your request for information (ref FOI 6534).

 

The relevant Council Service(s) has searched for the requested information
and our response is as follows.

 

There have been 55 finalised school attendance prosecutions in relation to
such children in 2012 (as at 10.12.2012) + 6 further cases where
prosecutions hearings have taken place or are scheduled to take place
during 2012 but the cases have not yet been finalised, making an overall
total of 61.

 

However, it should be pointed out that within the figure of 61 there are
53 different individuals, with 8 parents prosecuted for two offences.

 

In responding to this question, the term "truanting" has been interpreted
as referring to school attendance offences under section 444(1) and
444(1A) Education Act 1996.

 

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request for
information, you are entitled to ask for an internal review; however you
must do so within 40 working days of the date of this response. Any
internal review will be carried out by a senior member of staff who was
not involved with your original request. To ask for an internal review,
contact [3][email address] in the first instance.

 

If you are unhappy with the outcome of any internal review, you are
entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner. To do so, contact:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

[4]www.ico.gov.uk

 

01625 545 745

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Simon Oldfield

Freedom of Information/ Data Protection Officer & RIPA Coordinator

Stockport Council

Town Hall

Stockport

SK1 3XE

 

Tel: 0161 474 4048

Fax: 0161 474 4006

[5]http://www.stockport.gov.uk

 

Need further information? See our Information Management FAQs

 

Confidentiality: This email, its contents and any attachments are intended
only for the above named. As the email may contain confidential or legally
privileged information, if you are not, or suspect that you are not, the
above named or the person responsible for delivery of the message to the
above named, please delete or destroy the email and any attachments
immediately and inform the sender of the error.

 

 

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