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Question

I write to request information regarding and relating to any ‘staff absence insurance/mutual/pooling’ schemes that are ran by or on behalf of the authority for schools & academies in your authority. Please could you kindly provide answers to the following: 1) Does the Authority currently provide a staff absence protection scheme for schools? 2) If the Authority does not provide such a scheme: a. Has the Authority historically provided a staff absence protection scheme for schools? b. If so, when did the provision of this scheme cease? 3) If the Authority does provide a staff absence protection scheme: a. Is the scheme outsourced to another provider b. delivered directly by the Authority? 4) If the scheme is outsourced to another provider either via tender or direct appointment: a. Which provider is responsible for the scheme? b. When does the current agreement with this provider expire? 5) Who within the Authority is responsible for the management of the staff absence protection scheme? 6) If the scheme is provided directly by the Authority, please provide detailed information about the scheme, including: a. The daily benefit amount reimbursed for each category of staff. b. The waiting period applied to each claim. c. Any exclusions to the scheme, with details of such exclusions. d. Any maternity related cover options 7) When is the renewal date for the schools participating in the scheme? 8) Is there an opt-in date for schools prior to the renewal date? 9) How is the price of the scheme determined for each school? 10) How many schools are currently participating in the scheme? 11) For the scheme year 2024: a. The total contributions made to the scheme. b. The total claims payments made from the scheme.

Answer

I write to request information regarding and relating to any ‘staff absence insurance/mutual/pooling’ schemes that are ran by or on behalf of the authority for schools & academies in your authority. Please could you kindly provide answers to the following: 1) Does the Authority currently provide a staff absence protection scheme for schools? Only LRB staff – schools source their own individual insurance 2) If the Authority does not provide such a scheme: a. Has the Authority historically provided a staff absence protection scheme for schools? b. If so, when did the provision of this scheme cease? Yes – this ended in 2004 3) If the Authority does provide a staff absence protection scheme: a. Is the scheme outsourced to another provider b. delivered directly by the Authority? Outsourced to another provider 4) If the scheme is outsourced to another provider either via tender or direct appointment: a. Which provider is responsible for the scheme? b. When does the current agreement with this provider expire? Education Mutual 31st March 2026 5) Who within the Authority is responsible for the management of the staff absence protection scheme? Education Department 6) If the scheme is provided directly by the Authority, please provide detailed information about the scheme, including: a. The daily benefit amount reimbursed for each category of staff. b. The waiting period applied to each claim. c. Any exclusions to the scheme, with details of such exclusions. d. Any maternity related cover options a. Teachers £250 per day / Support staff £120 per day b. 0 days c. No exclusions d. Maternity is not covered – this is covered via LA 7) When is the renewal date for the schools participating in the scheme? 1st April 2026 8) Is there an opt-in date for schools prior to the renewal date? The scheme covers all LRB staff – schools do not need to opt in 9) How is the price of the scheme determined for each school? Schools are not charged 10) How many schools are currently participating in the scheme? All schools with an LRB – currently 8 schools 11) For the scheme year 2024: a. The total contributions made to the scheme. b. The total claims payments made from the scheme. a. Schools don’t contribute b. Scheme started in September 2024 – 13 claims were paid out between Sept 24 and April 25.