CME data
Received: 17 February 2026
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:1.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, recorded as 'Child Missing Education' (CME)2.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, recorded as 'Child Missing Education' (CME) who have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP)3.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, recorded as 'Child Missing Education' (CME) who are currently known to Children's Social Care including a breakdown of CIN, CP, CLA.4.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, recorded as 'Electively Home Educated' (EHE)5.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, recorded as 'Electively Home Educated' (EHE) who have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP)6.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, recorded as 'Electively Home Educated' (EHE) who are currently known to Children's Social Care including a breakdown of CIN, CP, CLA.7.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, who are on a part-time timetable including a breakdown of whether they are at primary or secondary school.8.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, who are on a part-time timetable, who have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP)9.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, who are on a part-time timetable, who are currently known to Children's Social Care including a breakdown of CIN, CP, CLA.10.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, attending a school in your LA area who are persistently absent from school - with an attendance figure of 90% or below.11.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, who have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP)12.The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, who have an EHCP, where Section I of their plan names:*a mainstream school*a mainstream school with specialist resource provision*a maintained special school*an independent special school*an out of borough placement*an out of county placement*education otherwise than at school (EOTAS)13) The number of children, as of 16/02/2026, receiving education under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 ('education otherwise than at school').Of these, the number who have an EHCP.Of these, the number known to Children's Social Care (CIN, CP, CLA breakdown).14) The number of children currently placed in Alternative Provision (AP), including:*registered AP*unregistered AP*online or virtual AP*tuition services*medical tuition*interim or temporary AP15) The number of children in AP who have an EHCP.16) The number of children in AP who are known to Children's Social Care (CIN, CP, CLA breakdown).17) The number of permanent exclusions issued in the last full academic year, including:*primary*Secondary*number of excluded pupils with an EHCP*number of excluded pupils known to Children's Social Care (CIN, CP, CLA)18) Any internal performance dashboards, audits, or monitoring reports relating to:*Section 19 provision*AP commissioning and oversight*timeliness of education following exclusion*children without a suitable education placement(If these documents cannot be provided in full, please provide summaries.)I look forward to receiving a response within 20 working days.
Outcome / Documents
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