All questions are about education act 1996, Section 19

1. How many children in the last financial year (24/25) was provided a section 19 support by the local authority? (not including any S19 support put in place by the school)

2. What reason under the law was the children above given one in the following category?
illness
permanent exclusion
otherwise (if possible how many was down to bullying in this category)

3. How many days after of the above children's non attendance was S19 support put in place by the local authority?

4. How many of the above S19 support was a direct result of the social ombudsman?

5. Has this council ever refused to provide a Section 19 for the reason its the school's responsibility to provide S19 or if the child is enrolled at a school if so how many times has been reason been used?