FOI Request - Co-ordinated Support Plans

Request 101003825846

My request relates to Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA) and Co-ordinated Support plans. I am looking for data relating to the number of times Emotional Based School Avoidance or EBSA is mentioned in Co-ordinated Support plans held by your council over the past seven years.

Specifically, please could you provide the following:
1.  The total number of Co-ordinated Support plans held by your authority, for each of the academic years:
a) 18/19
b) 19/20
c) 20/21
d) 21/22
e) 22/23
f) 23/24
g) 24/25

2. The number of Co-ordinated Support plans held by your council at some point in that year which mention Emotional Based School Avoidance or EBSA. In each of the academic years:
a) 18/19
b) 19/20
c) 20/21
d) 21/22
e) 22/23
f) 23/24
g) 24/25

Response 18-08-2025

1. 

a) 18/19                            22
b) 19/20                            20
c) 20/21                            22
d) 21/22                            23
e) 22/23                            22
f) 23/24                             24
g) 24/25                            32

2. 

a) 18/19                            <5*
b) 19/20                            <5*
c) 20/21                            0
d) 21/22                            <5*        
e) 22/23                            <5*
f) 23/24                             <5*
g) 24/25                            <5*

* The low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have been redacted and marked with an asterisk instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.

We confirm that the total number for the years listed above was 10.