Adoption Breakdowns

Dear Ms Moore,

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Thank you for your recent request for information held by Denbighshire County Council received 08 February 2012 regarding adoption placement break down.

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Swyddog Cwynion Corfforaethol / Corporate Complaints Officer
Rheolath Cofnodion / Records Management
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Dear Ms Moore,

Thank you for your request for information received 08 February 2012 regarding adoption placement breaks down.

The process of searching for the information you required is complete and I can now advise you as follows:

Q1. If an adoption placement breaks down , does the birth parents get automatically get notified, if not, could you explain why ?

A1. If a child is placed with adoptive parents on a placement order, but an adoption order has not (yet) been granted, we would inform the birth parents of the adoption breakdown.

If an adoption order has been granted by the Court, the child becomes the legitimate child of the adoptive parents. We would not automatically inform the birth parents of the adoption breakdown, however that is not to say that we do not inform birth parents, each case would be treated on an individual basis, and a decision made case by case.

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Yours sincerely,

Clare O'Gorman
Swyddog Cwynion Corfforaethol / Corporate Complaints Officer
Rheolath Cofnodion / Records Management
01824 707 023
clare.o'[email address]
clare.o'[email address]
http.www.sirddinbych.gov.uk
http. www.denbighshire.gov.uk

Mae'r wybodaeth a gynhwysir yn yr e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag o wedi eu bwriadu yn unig ar gyfer pwy bynnag y cyfeirir ef ato neu atynt. Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn drwy gamgymeriad, hysbyswch yr anfonwr ar unwaith os gwelwch yn dda.

Mae cynnwys yr e-bost yn cynrychioli barn yr unigolyn(ion) a enwir uchod ac nid yw o angenrheidrwydd yn cynrychioli barn Cyngor Sir Ddinbych. Serch hynny, fel Corff Cyhoeddus, efallai y bydd angen i Gyngor Sir Ddinbych ddatgelu'r e-bost hwn [neu unrhyw ymateb iddo] dan ddarpariaethau deddfwriaethol.

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The contents of this e-mail represents the views of the individual(s) named above and do not necessarily represent the views of Denbighshire County Council. However, as a Public Body, Denbighshire County Council may be required to disclose this e-mail [or any response to it] under legislative provisions.