ECC20019913 03 26 - LADO
- Received date13/03/2026
- Business area Schools, Children & Families
- OutcomeComplete
- SourcePrivate Sector
Request summary
Freedom of Information Act Request
Reference: ECC20019913 03 26
Response: 19 March 2026
I can confirm that Essex County Council does hold this information, and where we are able to release this, our response is listed below.
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide the following information for the last five financial years (2020-2025), broken down by year:
I am requesting numerical totals only, and I am not seeking any personal data.
Question 1 - The number of LADO referrals, concerns and allegations relating to nursery settings
|
Year
|
Allegations
|
Complaints
|
Total
|
|
2020/21
|
36
|
35
|
71
|
|
2021/22
|
73
|
77
|
150
|
|
2022/23
|
93
|
88
|
181
|
|
2023/24
|
55
|
103
|
158
|
|
2024/25
|
63
|
51
|
114
|
|
Total
|
320
|
354
|
674
|
Question 2 - Of these, how many allegations were recorded as substantiated
|
Year
|
Total
|
|
2020/21
|
10
|
|
2021/22
|
28
|
|
2022/23
|
36
|
|
2023/24
|
18
|
|
2024/25
|
20
|
|
Total
|
112
|
Question 3 - How many of the referrals/allegations resulted in any action recorded by the LADO (e.g., internal disciplinary action, referral to Ofsted or DBS, or Police involvement).
The LADOs do not necessarily receive (and do not have a formal way to record) internal disciplinary actions that can be used for analysis. The totals below count the number of referrals which have referrals advised to regulatory bodies or recordings of the Police investigating (though this does not necessarily mean that this will have been formally opened by the Police as an investigation).
|
Year
|
Total
|
|
2020/21
|
17
|
|
2021/22
|
38
|
|
2022/23
|
40
|
|
2023/24
|
31
|
|
2024/25
|
42
|
|
Total
|
168
|
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