1. How many home educated children does your LA currently have recorded?
261

2. How many households do these children come from?
207

3. In the last 12 months how many s437(1) formal notices to satisfy have you served on parents regarding home educated children?
5

4. How many School Attendance Orders (SAOs) (attendance order in Scotland) have been served on children that were known to be home educated until the SAO was served?
2

5. What was the outcome of each SAO? (for example, prosecuted for non compliance (please explain the outcome from court), revoked (please explain why the SAO was revoked). )
2 revoked as the family moved areas. Information was passed on to receiving authority.

6. How many children do you have recorded as a Child Missing Education (CME) that are not subject to S437(1) or SAO?
9

7. In the last 12 months, what is the range of time period between a parent requesting the LA provide a school place and the child starting at the school? (for example a home educated child that wishes to go to school, or a family has moved to the area and wants a school place).
If there are no school places available in the LA then the young person is taken to the Fair Access Panel which is held fortnightly. A school place will be allocated at this panel. If the young person has an EHCP then the SEN department will consult with schools around suitable places and allocate accordingly. If no places available then alternative provision will be put in place.

8. In the period of time, between the parental request and the initial start date at school, has the LA put in place education for the child under s19 Education Act?
The LA will act dependent on individual circumstances, but appropriate education will be sought/advised.

9. If s19 is provided, how many hours education per week are put in place?
Again, dependent on individual circumstances, would aim for 25 hours.