Adoption Statistics

Dear P Foomer
Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 19
December 2011. You requested:

Please supply the following information for the years 1991 - 2011
    

 1. How many adoptions applications?

2.      How many rejections?
3.      Average time from application to approval/rejection?
4.      Budget for the department(s) responsible for adoption?
5.      Staff numbers for the department(s) responsible for adoptions?
6.      How is Hampshire regionally divided up for the purposes of
adoption?

The Children's Services Department will provide a response by 19 January
2012 (20 working days).

Please remember to quote the reference number above (4406 Foomer) in any
future communications.

Yours sincerely

Catherine King
FOI Co-ordinator

Telephone: 01962 845320
Email: [email address]

Dear P Foomer

Thank you for your email of 19 December 2011 where you requested
information regarding Adoption Statistics.

From our assessment, it is clear that we will not be able to answer your
request without further clarification. 

The County Council requires further information in order to identify and
locate the information you have asked for.  In particular, it would be
useful if you could provide some clarification with regards to the
following:

Please could you clarify whether the 10 year period applies to each
question?

Once you have clarified your request, I will be able to begin to process
your request.  If I do not receive clarification within three months your
request will be considered to have lapsed. (Under section 1(3) of the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a public authority need not comply with
a request unless any further information reasonably required to locate the
information is supplied).

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely

Catherine King
FOI Co-ordinator

Telephone: 01962 845320
Email: [email address]

       

Dear P Foomer

Thank you for your response.

I can confirm that the revised response date is 23 January 2012.

Please remember to quote the reference number above (4406 Foomer) in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Catherine King
FOI Co-ordinator

Telephone: 01962 845320
Email: [email address]

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Dear P Foomer

This email is to advise you that we are currently experiencing a large
volume of requests, which unfortunately is leading some responses being
replied to outside the required timescale.

We are sorry for this delay, but please be assured that we will provide
a response shortly, and hopefully within 10 working days.

Yours sincerely

Catherine King
FOI Co-ordinator

Telephone: 01962 845320
Email: [email address]

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Dear P Foomer

Attached is the formal response from Hampshire County Council to your
recent Freedom of Information request.

We hope you find the information useful.

Regards

Kevin

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Kevin Purvis
Senior Information Compliance Officer
Information Compliance Team
Chief Executive's Department
The Castle
Winchester
SO23 8UJ
Courier Code: C101

Tel: 01962 846522