Dear Mrs Docherty

Request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Thank you for your email received on 14 October 2009 requesting that the following information be provided to you:

“In the wake of the people speaking out against the abuses of the secret family courts and forced adoption of children to strangers, instead of being retained within their real natural families. I would like to know how your authority compares to others in fulfilling your responsibilities to families & their children.

(a) How many individuals have been taken to court by your authority

in-order to gag them. To stop them from speaking out about the

injustices they have suffered at the hands of the council children's social services and secret family courts. Provide all records to-date that are held.

(b) How much did these gagging order injunctions cost the rate payer.

(c) Who is responsible for actioning these enforcement orders by the council, i.e. who signs the applications for court.

(d) How many parents /relatives/individuals have received further sanctions for breaking these gagging orders.

(e) Are any of these decisions to gag/sanction taken by unelected local authority officers responsible for children¿s social care, finance, legal or any other relevant department.

(f) If councillors make these decisions at which meeting(s) are these discussed.”

The Council is treating your request as a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

The information which you have requested is below.

I can confirm that to date the Council has not sought an order that would fall into the category referred to in Point A. Points B to F are therefore not applicable.

The Council accordingly feels that it has complied in full with your request. However, if you feel that this is not the case please contact the Customer Care Team at the number above.

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Yours sincerely

Kathleen Reid

Corporate Compliance Officer

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