 Dear Jamie Halliday,

  

 Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Our ref: FOI _10599)

 Internal review request - Retention periods and disposal controls for
 pupil records, SEND, exclusions and EOTAS

  

 I refer to your email dated 17^th March 2026 requesting an internal review
 of the response you received to the request for information you made on
 the 8^th February 2026.  I am the independent officer who has been asked
 to carry out the internal review.

  

 By way of update, whilst I am now in the process of carrying out the
 internal review,  I will be unable to respond to your request within 20
 working days of receiving the same.  Please accept my apologies.

  

 I am however aiming to provide you with a full response to your request
 for internal review by no later than the 15^th May 2026.

  

 Yous sincerely

  

  

 Kate Lewis

 Solicitor,

 Law and Governance Services,

 Smart Cities & Enabling Services Directorate,

 Sunderland City Council.

 [1]www.sunderland.gov.uk

  

 [mobile number]

 E-mail: [2][email address]

 PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT WORK ON A MONDAY

  

  

 [3][IMG]   [4][IMG]

 Confidentiality: this email and its attachments may contain confidential
 and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please
 inform the sender by return email and destroy all copies. Unauthorised
 access, use, disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted.

 For information about how we collect, use, share and retain your personal
 data, visit: [5]https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/data-protection. Any email
 including its content may be monitored and used by the Council for reasons
 of security and for monitoring internal compliance with policy. Email may
 also be disclosed in response to a request for information, unless exempt
 under access to information legislation. Please be aware that you have a
 responsibility to ensure that email you write or forward is within the
 bounds of the law.

 The Council cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus
 free or has not been intercepted and amended. You should perform your own
 virus checks.

  

References

 Visible links
 1. http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/
 2. mailto:[email address]
 3. https://www.facebook.com/SunderlandUKOfficial
 4. http://twitter.com/sunderlanduk
 5. https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/data-protection


