adoptions

Thank you for your request for information and I confirm we shall
respond as quickly as possible but not later than 21 July 2010.

Wendy Kassamani
Information Compliance Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Tel: 01273 296636

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Regarding your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000: Ref: foi/397/10

"I would like to know how many children were forcibly adopted

(against parental consent and wishes) since 2006"

Please find set out below the information in response to the above
request:

"This information is not kept in this way, the local authority only
reports on the numbers of adoption orders made each year in relation to
children that were in care. In 07/08 there were 21 children in care
adopted and in 08/09 there were 13 children.

Most children in care that are adopted each year are subject to care
proceedings. The court therefore scrutinises the care planning and makes
the final decision about the care plan for the child. In many situations
parents may not agree with the local authority care plan at the outset but
by the time of the final hearing may decide not to oppose that care plan.
There are also a very small number of children that may be relinquished by
their parents into care that are subsequently adopted."

Should you have any queries concerning this request please contact me,
remembering to quote the reference number shown above.

If you are not satisfied how your request has been handled, you can
appeal. Please write to:

Freedom of Information Appeals

Brighton & Hove City Council

ICT Room lst Floor

Hove Town Hall

Norton Road

Hove BN3 4AH

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If you are still not satisfied after your complaint has been investigated,
you can escalate your complaint to the Information Commissioners Office.
The contact details are:

The Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

Telephone number: 01625 545745

e-mail: [2][email address]

Website: [3]www.dataprotection.gov.uk

If you have any queries regarding this process, please contact me via the
contact details below.

Wendy Kassamani

Information Compliance Officer

Brighton & Hove City Council

Hove Town Hall

Norton Road

Hove, BN3 4AH

Tel: 01273 296636

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