FOI Request - PSHP Lessons

Request 101003758940

1.  Do you have a policy in your local authority governing parental requests for children and young people to be withdrawn from RSHP lessons?

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2.  If you don’t have a policy, how are parental requests for children and young people to be withdrawn from RSHP lesson managed?

3.  How many parental requests for children in Primary School to be withdrawn from RSHP lessons were received in your local authority in the school years – 2024/25, 2023/24?

4.  How many of these resulted in the child being withdrawn?

5.  How many parental requests for children in Primary School to be withdrawn from RSHP lessons were received in your local authority in each of the school years – 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19?

6.  How many of these resulted in the child being withdrawn?

7.  How many parental requests for young people in Secondary School to be withdrawn from RSHP lessons were received in your local authority in in the school years – 2024/25, 2023/24?

8.  How many of these resulted in the young person being withdrawn?

9.  How many parental requests for young people in Secondary School to be withdrawn from RSHP lessons were received in your local authority in in the school years – 2022/23, 2021/22. 2020/21. 2019/20, 2018/19?

10.  How many of these resulted in the young person being withdrawn?

Response 25-04-2025

1. We do not have a specific policy. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
2. As good practice, most schools communicate this information via a letter to parents offering them an opportunity to view the materials and make the decision to remove their child from the lessons.
3. 2023/24 - 20; 2024/25 - 24
4. 2023/24 - 20; 2024/25 - 24
5. 2022/23 - 10. Information prior to this is not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
6. 2022/23 - 10. Information prior to this is not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
7. 2023/24 - 0; 2024/25 - 0
8. 2023/24 - 0; 2024/25 - 0
9. 2022/23 - 0. Information prior to this is not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
6. 2022/23 - 0. Information prior to this is not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.