Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:52:34 +0100
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Kent MP's Grandparents vs Adoption
From: "Wilson, A" <
[FOI #13597 email]>
To: FOICOMMONS <
[email address]>
Dear Sir or Madam,
Having found this recent appalling report showing Kent County
Council,s figures regarding how many children are being placed into
care rather than with grandparents & relatives and more than likely
approved for adoption in closed family courts.
I would like to ask Kent's MP's , how many families have approached
them for help and what actual support they have offered.And what
they intend to do about this disgraceful practice?
"The figures below in response to a previous FOI are absolutely
shocking and are only over a 4 year period, clearly these should be
in reverse with most children remaining within their original
family i.e. with grandparents /relatives.
It is also worrying that double the amount of SGO special
guardianship orders are made to non-relative carers.
Unfortunately a massive industry has emerged from taking children
into 'care' with a view to adoption.
Could this be the real reason why Kent County Council has failed
yet again to comply 'fully'with a FOI.
It seems unbelievable that you can produce these figures but not
how many children remained within their own families rather than
being adopted.
Please state how many complaints have been received regarding
children not remaining within their families in favour of Adoption
with strangers and comply with figures from 2000.
Non -related Fostercare vs Related
Age 0 650 13 1 353 10 2 350 10 3 310 8 4 295 5 5 275 10 6 267 2 7
331 7 8 369 6 9 378 10 10 396 4 etc.
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/su...
Freedom of Information Request FOI/08/824
Question 2a Children Placed With A Non Related Foster Carer From
1/1/2004 to 30/9/2008 Excluding Asylum Placements
Age Female Male 0 290 360 1 194 159 2 177 173 3 161 149 4 145 150 5
117 158 6 110 157 7 137 194 8 166 203 9 139 239 10 145 261 11 221
368 12 236 378 13 362 433 14 540 502 15 556 507 16 182 185 17 73 53
Age at Date of Placement
Question 2b Children Placed With A Related Foster Carer From
1/1/2004 to 30/9/2008 Excluding Asylum Placements
Age Female Male 0 7 6 1 4 6 2 7 3 3 4 4 4 4 1 5 6 4 6 1 1 7 3 4 8 2
4 9 4 6 10 1 3 11 3 6 12 8 4 13 1 4 14 4 4 15 7 7 16 3 1 17 1 Age
at Date of Placement
Question 3a & 3b Special Guardianship Orders made to…
3a, Non Related Foster Carers 52 3b, Related Foster Carers 23"
Yours faithfully,
Wilson, A
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