FOI Request - Children Physically Restrained at School

Request 101003219810

I would like to request the following information under FOI legislation.

1. To ask the local authority how many instances of children being physically restrained at school settings have occurred in each of the last five years ?

Response 13-02-2023

1. We do not keep this information in a format that is easily accessible to be able to provide the detail required. To extract this detail schools would have to search through every pupil file to get this information, which at 12150 files @ estimated 5 minute per file x 5 years = 5062 hours. This would cost the Council in excess of £600. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, excessive cost, we are therefore unable to comply with your request..