The total spend by the Local Authority on alternative provision - Find a freedom of information request

In line with normal FOI requests, I am looking for existing data - if some data is not held in an accessible form, then I would be grateful if you would provide what is convenient.

Please consider Alternative Provision as per the Department for Education’s definition: “education arranged by local authorities for pupils who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, would not otherwise receive suitable education; education arranged by schools for pupils on a fixed period exclusion; and pupils being directed by schools to off-site provision to improve their behaviour.”

1. What was the total spend by your LA on alternative provision for the following years?

Note: If you are unable to provide for each year, please provide as many years as possible.

Year Total spend, £ 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24

2. Please provide total spend on AP split by setting type LA operated provision (i.e. PRU) Academy and free school provision (i.e. AP academies, and AP free schools, state-funded but independently managed) In-person independent schools (i.e. privately funded schools with AP specialism) Online learning provision and online learning providers (i.e. dedicated online schools, AP services or tutors online) Unregistered provider Charity

Note: If you are unable to provide the full breakdown, please provide the breakdown that you have for state-funded vs. independent schools and if unable to provide for each year, please provide as many years as possible. Spend, £, by setting type Year LA operated provision (e.g. PRUs) Academy and free school provision In-person independent schools Online learning providers Unregistered providers Charities

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

3. Please provide total number of children in AP split by setting type LA operated provision

(i.e. PRU) Academy and free school provision (i.e. AP academies, and AP free schools, state-funded but independently managed) In-person independent schools (i.e. privately funded schools with AP specialism) Online learning provision and online learning providers (dedicated online schools, AP services or tutors online) Unregistered provider Charity

Note: If you are unable to provide the full breakdown, please provide the breakdown that you have for state-funded vs. independent schools and if unable to provide for each year, please provide as many years as possible.

4. Number of children, by setting type Year LA operated provision Academy and free school In-person independent schools Online learning providers Unregistered providers Charities (e.g.PRUs) provision 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24

5. Please provide a list of providers used by your local authority for Alternative Provision, including the number of placements and total spend for each provider in 2023/24.

Note: if the number of placements or total is not available, please continue to provide a list of providers used for alternative provision 2023/24 No. of current students placed Total Spend, £

Provider A

Provider B

Provider C

Provider D

Provider E

6. How many children attend an AP setting located outside the local LA area? (please provide data for as many years as possible) Year Number of children 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24

7. How many children were on a waiting list to attend an AP setting?

Note: Please provide data for as many years as possible. If waiting list data is not available, please share the number of children who have been waiting for more than one month for an AP placement in our local LA area.

Year Number of children on a waiting list Number of children waiting more than 1 month for AP placement

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

8. Please list all of your council’s funding sources for alternative provision spend in: The current year (2024/25 to date) Source Funding amount, £

[Source 1] [Source 2] [Source 3] [Source 4] [Source 5] Last year 2023/24 Source Funding amount,

£ [Source 1] [Source 2] [Source 3] [Source 4] [Source 5]

9. Please provide any forecast of budgets for future LA spend on alternative provision and how that splits by funding source (for as many years as possible) Year Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30

10. How does the forecast of budgets for future LA spend on alternative provision breakdown by setting Note: please provide data for as many years as possible Year LA operated provision (e.g. PRUs) Academy and free school provision In-person independent schools Online learning providers Unregistered provider Charity

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

2029/30

11. Have any of the state-funded AP schools in the LA area expanded their capacity in the last 5 years? If so, please provide details of: (for as many years as possible) Year Number of new sites (from previous year) Number of new AP placements by additional sites (from previous year) 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 (YTD)

12. Are there any plans to increase the capacity of state-funded AP schools in the LA area in the next 5 years?

If so, please provide details of: (for as many years as possible) Year Number of new sites (from previous year) Number of new AP placements by additional sites (from previous year)

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

2029/30

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

Please find attached tables

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