Wallands Speech and Language Unit, Wallands Primary School

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Dear East Sussex County Council,

I would be grateful in your assistance in providing me with responses to the following questions under the Freedom of information Act:

1) Is Wallands Speech and Language Unit a local authority provision?

2) Does East Sussex county council own the premisis and buildings within which the unit is situated?

3) Please clarify if the following are the responsibility of Wallands School or East Sussex County Council, when specifically talking about the Speech and Language Unit:
a) Premesis
b) Facilities
c) Staffing
d) Unit Places Allocation
e) Pupil Welfare
f) Safeguarding
g) Educational Resources Needed for Teaching
h) Classroom Equiptment and Furnishings
I) Staff and pupil toilet, and bathroom facilities
j) Day to day Management.
l) Supervision of children during break times and lunch times

4) Are there any current plans to relocate the unit in the period between 2016-2025?

5 )Are there any plans to close the unit in the period between 2016-2025?

6) Are there any plans to expand or redevelop the unit in the period between 2016-2025?
a) If so how much funding has currently been set aside for this.
b)Please state in which financial year you expect this to happen.

Thank you very much for your assistance in this matter, I will eagerly await your response.

Yours faithfully,

Sarah Ann Neels

Freedom of Information, East Sussex County Council

 

 

Dear Ms Neels

 

FOI Request ref:  7989 / Wallands Speech and Language Unit

 

Thank you for your request for information about the above. Your request
was received on 07/11/2016 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We always aim to respond as quickly as possible, and in this case will do
so no later than 05/12/2016, which is the 20 working day deadline. The
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Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Samantha Spence

Customer Information Adviser

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

Phone: 01273 482913

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Dear Ms Neels

 

FOI Request ref:  7989 / Wallands Speech and Language Unit

 

Thank you for your request for information about the above, which has been
dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your
request and our response are set out below. Please note that any
information we provide is subject to the copyright and reuse of
information terms and conditions set out at the bottom of this email.

 

 

Request

1) Is Wallands Speech and Language Unit a local authority provision?

 

2) Does East Sussex county council own the premisis and buildings within
which the unit is situated?

 

3) Please clarify if the following are the responsibility of Wallands
School or East Sussex County Council, when specifically talking about the
Speech and Language Unit:

a) Premesis

b) Facilities

c) Staffing

d) Unit Places Allocation

e) Pupil Welfare

f) Safeguarding

g) Educational Resources Needed for Teaching

h) Classroom Equiptment and Furnishings

I) Staff and pupil toilet, and bathroom facilities

j) Day to day Management.

k) Supervision of children during break times and lunch times

 

4) Are there any current plans to relocate the unit in the period between
2016-2025?

 

5 )Are there any plans to close the unit in the period between 2016-2025?

 

6) Are there any plans to expand or redevelop the unit in the period
between 2016-2025?

a) If so how much funding has currently been set aside for this.

b)Please state in which financial year you expect this to happen.

 

 

 

Response

1) It is a specialist facility that has been commissioned by the Local
Authority.

 

2) YES -  ESCC owns the site and buildings.

 

3) Please clarify if the following are the responsibility of Wallands
School or East Sussex County Council, when specifically talking about the
Speech and Language Unit:

a)    ESCC

b)   ESCC are ultimately responsible for the facilities, although some
issues may be delegated to the school

c)    The school, in line with expectations for the size of the facility

d)   ESCC

e)    The school

f)     The school

g)   The school

h)   The school

i)     The school on a day to day basis, but ultimately the Local
Authority

j)     The school

k)    The school

 

4) There are no current plans to relocate the unit.

 

5) There are no current plans to close the unit.

 

6) There are no current plans to expand or develop the unit.

a) n/a

b) n/a

 

 

 

 

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County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex. BN7 1UE.

or by email to him at [1][email address]

 

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at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113.  [2]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

Samantha Spence

Customer Information Advisor

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208

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Dear East Sussex County Council,

Thank you very much for your prompt response, it was most helpful.

In light of your response, and for clarification under the freedom of information act I would like to ask a further question to clarify your response to question six, as in hindsight it could have been worded better on my part to prevent confusion in exactly what I was asking.

1) Are there any plans to relocate the unit within the existing school site in the period 2016-2030
a)If this is planned, how much funding has currently been allocated to the school towards this?
b)If no funds have currently been allocated towards this, will this be something you plan to do in a future financial year between 2017-2030?
c)If there are no plans to relocate the unit within the period 2016-2030, do you plan to improve the current facilities, and if so in which financial year do you anticipate doing this?
d)If the unit is relocated within the school or improved during the period 2016-2030, do you anticipate that the number of 8 pupils in each class will increase, decrease, or stay the same?

Thank you very much for your time, I shall await your response.

Yours faithfully,
Sarah Ann Neels

Freedom of Information, East Sussex County Council

 

Dear Ms Neels

 

FOI Request ref:  8017 / Freedom of Information Request - Wallands Speech
and Language Unit, Wallands Primary School

 

Thank you for your request for information about the above. Your request
was received on 10/11/2016 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We always aim to respond as quickly as possible, and in this case will do
so no later than 08/12/2016, which is the 20 working day deadline. The
deadline is counted from the first working day we receive it, not the date
a letter is written / posted or an email sent.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we proceed in dealing with your request.

Please quote the above reference number in any communication regarding
this request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Samantha Spence

Customer Information Advisor

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

Phone: 01273 482913

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Dear Ms Neels

 

FOI Request ref:  8017 / Freedom of Information Request - Wallands Speech
and Language Unit, Wallands Primary School

 

Thank you for your request for information about the above, which has been
dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your
request and our response are set out below. Please note that any
information we provide is subject to the copyright and reuse of
information terms and conditions set out at the bottom of this email.

 

 

Request

In light of your response, and for clarification under the freedom of
information act I would like to ask a further question to clarify your
response to question six, as in hindsight it could have been worded better
on my part to prevent confusion in exactly what I was asking.

 

1) Are there any plans to relocate the unit within the existing school
site in the period 2016-2030 a)If this is planned, how much funding has
currently been allocated to the school towards this?

 

b)If no funds have currently been allocated towards this, will this be
something you plan to do in a future financial year between 2017-2030?

 

c)If there are no plans to relocate the unit within the period 2016-2030,
do you plan to improve the current facilities, and if so in which
financial year do you anticipate doing this?

 

d)If the unit is relocated within the school or improved during the period
2016-2030, do you anticipate that the number of 8 pupils in each class
will increase, decrease, or stay the same?

 

 

Response

There are no current plans to expand develop, improve or relocate the
unit, and given that the timescales in the questions are beyond the
current planning horizons for these matters there is no information held
at this stage to answer queries going into the medium to long term future.

 

 

I hope that this answers your enquiry. If you believe that the County
Council has not complied with the FOI Act in responding to your request,
you may ask for an internal review. If you wish to do so, please set out
the grounds of your appeal in writing to:

 

Philip Baker, Assistant Chief Executive, East Sussex County Council,
County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex. BN7 1UE.

or by email to him at [1][email address]

 

Please quote the FOI reference number in any communication regarding this
particular request.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you then
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision
unless you have exhausted the County Council’s internal review procedure
as described in the previous paragraph. The Commissioner can be contacted
at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113.  [2]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

Samantha Spence

Customer Information Advisor

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208

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