AYLESBURY VALE DISTRICT COUNCIL
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OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
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Date Received on 14th October 2009
Reply Due by 11 November 2009
Date Reply Sent
23rd October 2009
Question asked (as phrased by customer)
AVDC response
Dear Mrs Taylor
-----Original Message-----
From: Mrs L Taylor [mailto:request-21190-
Thank you for your information request. I
[email address]]
can confirm that to date, Aylesbury Vale
Sent: 14 October 2009 22:38
To: Data_Protection
District Council have not applied for any care
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Welfare orders via the Family Courts. The answers to
Checklist (PLO) 2008 introduced to ensure
the retrospective questions are therefore not
children are placed with relatives rather than in applicable.
care
Dear Sir or Madam,
If you have any further requests please email
[Aylesbury Vale District Council request email] or write to
the address below.
http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/client/d
ownloads/BB_family_breakdown.pdf
Regards
December 2006 - Evidence shows children in
Karen McMahon
care are being let down
On behalf of the Head of IT
and suffer more than those placed with
relatives.
IT Division
We are interested to see how the
Aylesbury Vale District Council
introduction of the PLO (Public
4 Great Western Street
Law Outline) Welfare Checklist 2008 has
Aylesbury
altered the outcomes for
Bucks, HP20 2TW
children.
I would be grateful if under the FOIA you
could advise how many
times your Local Authority has applied for
care orders via the
Family Courts WITHOUT the Welfare checklist
set out in section 1 of
the Children Act 1989 being completed. The
completion of the
Welfare Checklist would confirm that
extended family members had in
fact been contacted prior to any application
for a care order.
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Whoever signs the application for a care
order is responsible for
ensuring that the Welfare checklist has been
fully completed,
please state who within your authority holds
this position.
‘The Government recognises the importance of
family members taking
care of children who cannot be cared for by
their parents. We know
that a child brought up by a family member
benefits from living
with someone they already know and trust
rather than a stranger.
The Children Act 1989 placed a duty on local
authorities to support
the upbringing of children by their families
wherever possible, and
that services should be provided to children
in need and their
families to enable this to happen.
There is now an increased focus on the steps
that must be taken
prior to any court proceedings. Unless it is
necessary to take
emergency action to protect a child from
immediate harm, the local
authority must undertake various steps
before initiating care
proceedings. Welfare checklist set out in
section 1 of the Children
Act 1989’
Yours faithfully,
Mrs L Taylor
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