Adoption Breakdowns

 

Dear Ms Moore,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request - 000142/12

 

We acknowledge receipt of your information request received on 30 January
2012 which is being processed according to the Freedom of Information Act
(2000). 

 

The legislation allows us 20 working days to respond which takes us to 27
February 2012.  There are some circumstances under which this deadline may
be extended legally but we will inform you as soon as we know if these
apply.

 

 

Questions

 

If a adoption placement breaks down, do the birth parents automatically
gets notified. If not, could you explain why ?

 

 

 

Should you wish to complain about our response in any way, then this must
initially be done through the Council’s internal review procedure.  Please
contact the Corporate Feedback Team: Freepost RSJC-KKBE-ABXZ, Customer
Feedback Team, Hull City Council.  P.O. Box 15, Hull, HU1 2AB.  Telephone
(01482) 300300, Textphone (01482) 300349. E-Mail
[1][email address].

 

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review then you
may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the
government body established to enforce the legislation.  Their details are
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 01625
545700, Email: [2][email address], web site
[3]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.

 

The Council’s Freedom of Information Policy, which includes the charging
policy, is available on request and from the web site
[4]www.hullcc.gov.uk.  Also available is a booklet on ‘Accessing
Information from Hull City Council’ which explains how to request
information and your rights (according to the Data Protection Act 1998 and
The Freedom of Information Act 2000).

 

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

 

Information Governance Team

Communications and Marketing

Business Support Directorate

Hull City Council

Tel: 01482 300300

 

 

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Dear Ms Moore

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request - 000142/12

 

With regard to your Freedom of Information request received on 30 January
2012, please find our response below. 

 

Question

 

If a adoption placement breaks down, do the birth parents automatically
gets notified. If not, could you explain why ?

 

 

If a child is placed for adoption but an adoption order is not made and
this placement is disrupted, the birth parents will be notified, even if
only as part of the review process, as they still have a level of Parental
Responsibility (PR).

 

If the disruption occurs many years after the adoption order is made, Hull
City Council may be aware of this to take appropriate action.  If the
Council are informed, the situation would be assessed and a discussion
would be made with the adoptive parents, who may still have Parental
Responsibility.  We may also talk to the child, if appropriate, with
regards to what they want and also take into account the birth parents
situation.

 

As most adopted children and birth parents have some letterbox contact, we
recognise the need for them to have some information about their child on
a regular basis and we usually act on this.

 

 

We hope that you will be satisfied with our response and should you
require any further information then please do not hesitate to contact
us. 

 

Should you wish to complain about our response in any way, then this must
initially be done through the Council’s internal review procedure.  Please
contact the Corporate Feedback Team: Freepost RSJC-KKBE-ABXZ, Customer
Feedback Team, Hull City Council.  P.O. Box 15, Hull, HU1 2AB.  Telephone
(01482) 300300, Textphone (01482) 300349. E-Mail
[1][email address].

 

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review then you
may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the
government body established to enforce the legislation.  Their details are
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 01625
545700, Email: [2][email address], web site
[3]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.

 

The Council’s Freedom of Information Policy, which includes the charging
policy, is available on request and from the web site
[4]www.hullcc.gov.uk.  Also available is a booklet on ‘Accessing
Information from Hull City Council’ which explains how to request
information and your rights (according to the Data Protection Act 1998 and
The Freedom of Information Act 2000).

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

Information Governance Team

Communications and Marketing

Business Support Directorate

Hull City Council

Tel: 01482 300300

 

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