My Ref: 
IGO/09-6237 
 
Your Ref: 
 
 
 
Contact: 
Andrew Goodfellow 
 
Email: 
[Nottingham City Council request email] 
Information Governance
Resources  
The Guildhall 
Nottingham 
NG1 4BT 
 
Mr. J. Moore 
Tel: 0115 915 4155 
Fax: 0115 915 4082 
 
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk 
 
 
[email address] 
 
30th November 2009 
 
Dear Mr. Moore 
 
Re: Your request for information 
 
Thank you for your email dated 1st November 2009. As the information you requested 
is not personal or environmental it has been processed in accordance with the 
Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
 
I have investigated your request and the answers to your questions are as follows. 
 
“Please provide details of Recorded Suicides of Natural Parents and Minors as 
a Result of Unlawful removal of minors to Local Authority Care over the last 14 
years.” 
 
The reason someone commits suicide is a matter of subjective opinion, 
therefore and in accordance with section 1 of this act, this information cannot 
be provided as it is not held by this authority.  
 
Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of Information Act 
2000 requests will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the copyright will 
be owned by Nottingham City Council. The copyright in other information may be 
owned by another person or organisation, as indicated in the information itself. 
 
You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including for non 
commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for the purposes of 
news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example, by publishing the 
information or issuing copies to the public will require the permission of the copyright 
owner. 
 
For information where the copyright is owned by the Council details of the conditions 
on re-use can be obtained by contacting the Information Governance Office of 
Nottingham City Council at The Guildhall, Nottingham, NG1 4BT or by telephoning us 
on (0115) 9154155. For information where the copyright is owned by another person 
or organisation, you must apply to the copyright owner to obtain their permission. 
 
 

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If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me on the above  
number quoting your personal case reference which is IGO/09-6237. 
 
 
If you are not satisfied with the response provided or 
 
any exemptions applied you 
should write in the first instance to Stephanie Pearson, Information Governance, 
The Guildhall, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BT stating the reasons for your 
dissatisfaction. If you remain dissatisfied after receiving a response to your initial 
complaint you can request an independent review from the Information 
Commissioner's Office at FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information 
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 
5AF.  You may also contact the Information Commissioner's Office by telephone on 
01625 545745 or by email at [email address]. 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
Senior Information Governance Officer 
 
 

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