Date: 01 October 2009

My Ref: FOI/2009/0496/ACK

Contact: Dave Martin

Direct dial: 01934 634650

Angela Wileman

Sent via email

Dear Ms Wileman,

Freedom of Information Act (2000) - Request for Information

Thank you for your request for the following information.

1) How many children were taken into local authority care on interim care orders and emergency protection orders under the category of emotional harm during the above period? I do not wish you to include any children for any other categories of harm/abuse.

2) Out of these children who were taken into care for emotional harm how many of them were specifically for domestic violence between their parents? Again i do not wish you to include children who had violence directed at them as that would fall into a different category being physical abuse.

3) Out of these children who were put into care for domestic violence how many were returned to family or extended family?

4) Out of these how many children were put on full care orders?

5) Of the children put on full care orders how many were adopted during these periods.

This request was received on 01 October 2009 and has been allocated Freedom of Information Request Reference FOI/2009/0496.

North Somerset Council will respond to your request for information in line with the Freedom of Information Act (2000).

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Yours sincerely

Emily Baker

Information Governance (Modern Apprentice)

North Somerset Council

Philip Hall

Director of Finance and Resources

Information, Communication and Technology Department

North Somerset Council

Town Hall

Weston-super-Mare

Somerset BS23 1UJ

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