[FOI #19153 email] Direct Line: 01732 227165
Ask for:
Claire Beaumont
Your ref:
My ref:
275/2009
Email:
[Sevenoaks District Council request email]
Date:
02 October 2009
Dear Ms Wileman,
Freedom of Information Request: Looked after Children
Thank you for your request received by the Council on 1 October 2009.
Your enquiry was:
“Dear Sir or Madam, Under the freedom of information act I would like to know
numerical statistics in order by year during the period of 1998 to 2008 (or as far back
as you can go without charging me) for the following;
1)
how many children were taken into local authority care on interim care orders
and emergency protection orders under the catagory of emotional harm during
the above period ? i do not wish you to include any children for any other
catagories 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 catagory 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.”
Unfortunately, Sevenoaks District Council are unable to respond to your request as
we do not have a social services department. Social services is undertaken by Kent
County Council. As this is the case, I have forwarded your request on to them at
[email address]
I trust the above information has been of assistance to you. Should you have any
further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Should you be dissatisfied with the way we have processed your request the Council
has an internal review process which you can begin by contacting Ally Round,
Democratic Services Manager (
[email address]). If you remain
dissatisfied you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioners’ Office
(ICO)
http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom_of_information.aspx
Yours sincerely,
Claire Beaumont
Democratic Services Officer