Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 February 2001. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Monday, 12 February 2001 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) educational welfare officer posts and (b) vacancies for educational welfare officers there are in each local education authority. - Information not collected centrally.

Answer: Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many (a) Educational Welfare Officer posts and (b) vacancies for Educational Welfare Officers there are in each local education authority. [149809] Jacqui Smith: The information is not collated centrally. Education Welfare Officers have a long history of working directly with school and families to promote regular attendance. We are currently piloting whether Education Welfare Officers employed directly by schools would help to improve this liaison and assist in our overall aim of reducing the number of school truancies. There are 16 local education authorities involved in the pilots and we will be looking closely at them throughout the year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 149809; 363 c46W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Employment Pilot schemes Local education authorities Recruitment Schools Vacancies Truancy Education welfare officers
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk