Adoption Breakdown

Dear Sirs

RE:     Freedom Of Information Act 2000 – INFORMATION Request

We acknowledge your request for information about adoptions received by
the Freedom of Information Officer on 30 January 2012.

We are considering your request and you should receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, unless the
information is exempt or we require additional time to consider whether
disclosure is in the public interest in accordance with Section 2 of the
Freedom of Information Act.  

The information will normally be provided in paper copy, normal font size.

The Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the
information you have requested. Before we provide the information we will
consider whether it is proper to release it and if any of the exemption
categories do apply then the information will not be released. We will
tell you if this is the case, and you will have a right of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
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You may have to pay a fee for this information. We will consider this and
let you know. If so you will have to pay the fee before we process and
release the information. The 20 working day time limit for responses will
not start until we receive your payment.

If you have any queries or concerns, please contact me on 01685 725329.

You can find out more about the Act from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office (Wales)

2^nd Floor,

Churchill House,

Churchill Way,

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

Tel: 029 2067 8400 

Fax: 029 2067 8399

Email: [1][email address]

Website: [2]www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id+33

Yours faithfully

Freedom of Information Officer

for LEGAL & DEMOCRATIC SERVICES MANAGER

This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The contents of this e-mail represent the views of the individual(s) named above and do not necessarily represent the views of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.

Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol ac wedi'u bwriadu ar gyfer pwy bynnag y cyfeirir ef ato neu atynt. Mae cynnwys yr e-bost hwn cynrychioli barn y sawl a enwir uchod, felly nid ydyw'n dilyn ei fod yn cynrychioli barn Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful.

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful
Canolfan Dinesig
Stryd Y Castell
Merthyr Tudful
CF47 8AN

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN

Teleffon\Telephone: 01685 725000

http://www.merthyr.gov.uk

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Dear Sirs

RE:     Freedom Of Information Act 2000 – INFORMATION Request

We have considered your request and enclose the following information:

 

If an adoption placement breaks down, do the birth parents automatically
get notified?

If not, could you explain why?

 

If the breakdown occurs in an adoption placement in the pre-adoption phase
(i.e. before the order is made in court) the birth-parents will be
informed – the Merthyr Tydfil Adoption Disruptions Procedures & Guidance
states:

 

“If the child is removed from the care of the prospective adopter(s) and
returned to the ‘Looked After’ system the birth parent(s) and anyone else
who holds PR for the child must be informed. If the child is the subject
of a Placement Order the court must be informed.”

 

This requirement does not apply after the adoption order has been made as
the child has been legally adopted. Whatever the difficulties within the
placement, it is the adopters who hold Parental Responsibility. Therefore
any contact with members of the child’s birth family can only happen with
the agreement of the adopters. Unless the Local Authority shares Parental
Responsibility by virtue of a Care Order or if there is a Contact Order.

 

We supply this based on your original request.  If this is not what you
wanted or if you feel we have not fully understood your request please do
not hesitate to contact me to clarify your exact requirements.

 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your
own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for
the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial
publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Most
documents supplied by this department will have been produced by
government officials and will be Crown Copyright. You can find details on
the arrangements for re-using Crown copyright on OPSI (Office of Public
Sector Information) at: [1]http://www.opsi.gov.uk/click-use/index.htm

 

If you have any queries or concerns or are in any way dissatisfied with
the handling of your request please contact me on 01685 725329.

You can find out more about the Act from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office (Wales)

2^nd Floor,

Churchill House,

Churchill Way,

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

 

Tel: 029 2067 8400 

Fax: 029 2067 8399

Email: [2][email address]

Website: [3]www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id+33

Yours faithfully

Freedom of Information Officer
for LEGAL AND DEMOCRATIC SERVICE MANAGER

 

This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The contents of this e-mail represent the views of the individual(s) named above and do not necessarily represent the views of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.

Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol ac wedi'u bwriadu ar gyfer pwy bynnag y cyfeirir ef ato neu atynt. Mae cynnwys yr e-bost hwn cynrychioli barn y sawl a enwir uchod, felly nid ydyw'n dilyn ei fod yn cynrychioli barn Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful.

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful
Canolfan Dinesig
Stryd Y Castell
Merthyr Tudful
CF47 8AN

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN

Teleffon\Telephone: 01685 725000

http://www.merthyr.gov.uk

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