Personal Budgets for Education - Find a freedom of information request

Request

I am writing seeking the following information:

1. How many children/young people within your Local Authority have been awarded and currently access Personal Budgets for Education?

2. How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently accessed have been provided as part of an Educated Otherwise Than At/In School (EOTAS/EOTIS) provision described in the Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)?

3. How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently accessed have been awarded to children/young people who are being Electively Home Educated (EHE)?

4. How many of the Personal Budgets for Education currently accessed are awarded in the form of Direct Payments to families?

5. What is the total cost of Personal Budgets for Education within your Local Authority?

6. What is the total cost of Personal Budgets for Education allocated as Direct Payments to families within your Local Authority?

Decision

1. 20.

2. One.

3. 12.

4. 20.

5. £186,296.95.

6. £186,296.95.

Reference number
3237437
Date request received
24 January 2022
Date of decision
31 January 2022