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Dear Ms Moore

I am responding to your recent Freedom of Information request on behalf of
Sheffield City Council, Children and Young People's Service. The response
has been provided by the Adoption and Fostering Service of the local
authority.

We do not recognise the term, " forced adoption". All plans where adoption
is one of the alternative family options for a child are considered by the
court and it is a judge who makes the decision as to whether a child
should be placed elsewhere other than with their birth parents. There were
no children adopted without parental consent in Sheffield for the period
mentioned.

Please contact me again if you have any further enquiries about this
response.
Thank you

Sue Nelson
Senior Business Support Manager
Business and Operational Support Service
Business Strategy

Floor 5, Derwent House
150 Arundel Gate
Sheffield, S1 2JY
Telephone: 0114 2735721
Fax: 0114 2736279
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Dear Ms Moore

I responded within the timescale to your original request which is shown
below but you have put in a further new request which is due for a
response by 12 August.

Thank you

Sue Nelson

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Dear Ms Moore

I am responding to your Freedom of Information request on behalf of
Sheffield City Council, Children and Young People's Service. The response
has been provided by the Adoption Service of the local authority

1 How many times has the parents rights been dispensed with via a court?
Legal Services have commented that this question doesn't make legal sense
and therefore they are unable to provide a response

2 How many freeing orders have there been since 2006? Please find
attached the numbers of Freeings and placement orders. Please note that
the Adoption and Children Act 2002 was implemented on 20 December 2005 and
after that date freeings were abolished to be replaced

by Placement orders.

3 How many placement orders and subsequent adoption orders been made since
2006? Please find attached the information as requested

4 Was parental consent given in WRITING? If not then this is FORCED
ADOPTION We have consulted the Team in relation to children placed with
parental consent and we believe this to be 5 children during this period.

Please contact me if you have any further enquiries about this response.

Thank you

<<Enquiry 641 response - Adoption orders made.doc>> <<Enquiry 641 response
- freeing placement orders.doc>>

Sue Nelson
Senior Business Support Manager
Business and Operational Support Service
Business Strategy

Level 2 North Wing
Moorfoot
Sheffield, S1 4PL
Telephone: 0114 2735721
Fax: 0114 2736279
Website: [1]www.sheffield.gov.uk

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selected as a Candidate Host City and will be part of England's bid to
stage the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Show your support at
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email is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee,
please tell us by using the reply facility in your email software as soon
as possible. Sheffield City Council cannot accept any responsibility for
the accuracy or completeness of this message as it has been transmitted
over a public network. If you suspect that the message may have been
intercepted or amended please tell us as soon as possible. Sheffield City
Council may monitor all email passing through its networks.

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