Foi Fidp/010763-17 Q.1 2017-18
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FOI FIDP/010763-17 Q.1 2017-18 (to date) 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 No of Summons issued 42 32 50 51 Q.2 The overall attendance figure at the point of issuing the Summons is not collated. We are unable to supply further information for this question under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. This is because providing the data could lead to identification of individuals due to the low numbers concerned in some instances, therefore the information would be classed as personal data. As there is a reasonable expectation that any identifying information would be kept confidential, to release it would be a direct breach of Principle 1 of the Data Protection Act. Q.3 2017-18 (to date) 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 No of S.1 offences * 26 43 44 No. of S.1a offences * 6 7 7 *Specific information has not been provided as publication could lead to the direct or indirect identification of individuals, including children or young people. This is in line with Department for Education and Department of Health statistical release policy and the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice (Principle 5: Confidentiality). Q.4 Information relating to vulnerable groups at the point of issuing the Summons is not collated. Q.5 In line with our procedures, where the decision is made to take legal action, it is the parent/carer with 'day to day care' that is subject to the prosecution. Q.6 The local authority has not issued any Summons in relation to Looked After Children. Q.7 2017-18 (to date) 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 No of penalty notices issued 443 201 493 466 Q.8 For a penalty notice to be issued there must be more than 10 sessions of unauthorised absence within 7 school weeks. The attendance percentage for the academic year at the point of receiving a penalty notice is not collated. Q.9 Information relating to vulnerable groups at the point of issuing a penalty notice is not collated. Q10 & 11 We are unable to supply further information for this question under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. This is because providing the data could lead to identification of individuals due to the low numbers concerned in some instances, therefore the information would be classed as personal data. As there is a reasonable expectation that any identifying information would be kept confidential, to release it would be a direct breach of Principle 1 of the Data Protection Act. Q.12 A penalty notice is an alternative to prosecution under S.444 of the 1996 Education Act. Therefore a Summons would not result in a penalty notice. Q.13 2017-18 (to date) 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 No of Summons which resulted in a Parenting Order being imposed 0 0 0 0 No of Summons which resulted in an Education Supervision Order being imposed 0 0 0 0 Q.14 2017-18 (to date) 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 No of Summons in which a Parenting Order had been put in place prior to the Summons being issued* 0 0 0 0 No of Summons in which an Education Supervision Order had been put in place prior to the Summons being issued** 0 0 0 0 No of Summons in which a penalty notice had been issued prior to the Summons being issued 9 6 26 25 * A Parenting Order is an outcome of legal action, rather than an alternative to prosecution. ** The local authority has a duty to consider an Education Supervision Order prior to making the decision to take legal action. This is considered in every case. Q.15 Information relating to vulnerable groups at the point of issuing the Summons is not collated. Q.16 2017-18 (to date) 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 No of Summons in which a Parenting Order had been put in place prior to the Summons being issued* 0 0 0 0 Q.17 No. of Summons issued - by year group: Year Group 2017-18 (to date) 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 1 0 * 0 * 2 * 0 * * 3 * * * * 4 * * * * 5 * * * * 6 * * * * 7 0 0 * 7 8 6 0 * * 9 6 * * * 10 8 9 10 17 11 9 6 13 7 No. of Summons issued - by school: School 2017-18 (to date) 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 Abbeywood Community School * 0 9 6 Abbotswood Primary School 0 0 * 0 Bailey's Court Primary School * 0 0 0 Blackhorse Primary 0 * 0 0 Bradley Stoke Community School 6 * * * Brimsham Green School * 0 * * Callicroft Primary Academy * 0 0 0 Chipping Sodbury School 0 0 0 * Downend School * 0 * * Hanham Woods Academy 0 * * 6 John Cabot Academy * * 0 0 King's Forest Primary School 0 0 6 0 King's Oak Academy 0 * * 0 Longwell Green Primary 6 0 0 0 Mangotsfield Primary School 0 0 0 * Mangotsfield School * * * * Marlwood School * * * * New Horizons Learning Centre * * * 0 Parkwall Primary School 0 0 0 * Patchway Community College 0 * 0 * Shield Road Primary School 0 * 0 0 Sir Bernard Lovell Academy * * * 0 St Barnabas Primary School 0 * 0 0 St Chad's Patchway Primary School 0 0 0 * St Michael's CE VC Primary School (SG) 0 0 * 0 Stanbridge Primary School 0 0 * * Stoke Lodge Primary School 0 0 * 0 The Castle School * * * * The Grange School 0 0 0 * The Park Primary School * * * 0 Tyndale Primary School 0 * * * Wick Primary School 0 0 0 * Winterbourne International Academy * 0 0 6 Yate Academy * 0 * 0 *5 or Less: Specific information has not been provided as publication could lead to the direct or indirect identification of individuals, including children or young people. This is in line with Department for Education and Department of Health statistical release policy and the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice (Principle 5: Confidentiality). In line with our procedures, where the decision is made to take legal action, it is the parent/carer with 'day to day care' that is subject to the prosecution. For a penalty notice to be issued there must be more than 10 sessions of unauthorised absence within 7 school weeks. The attendance percentage for the academic year at the point of receiving a penalty notice is not collated. A penalty notice is an alternative to prosecution under S.444 of the 1996 Education Act. Therefore a Summons would not result in a penalty notice. ** The local authority has a duty to consider an Education Supervision Order prior to making the decision to take legal action. This is considered in every case. .