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Childrens Services. Looked after children. Sexual abuse in Foster Care Homes.

ivanataylor made this Freedom of Information request to Government Office for the North West

Waiting for an internal review by Government Office for the North West of their handling of this request.

From: ivanataylor

11 September 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,
Under freedom of Information

Re- Cumbria County Council

Can you please advise as to how many children, below the age of
sixteen, have been sexually molested or sexually abused in Cumbria
County Council, Children s Services, Foster care homes? In 2004/5.

Have such abused children been provided with therapy of any kind?
If so what? Have such children been compensated for such abuse,
while in care?

What are the guidelines for dealing with such events, and how are
they recorded and monitored?

What is the Local authorities policy and procedure for preventing
such incidents from occurring?

Have any staff been disciplined for allowing, through negligence or
malpractice, the abuse of minors in care?

I look forward to your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Lorna Stewart

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From: WHITTINGHAM CHRISTINE

18 September 2009


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Lorna

Please see attached acknowledgement letter

Thanks
Chris
18/9

>>> ivanataylor <[FOI #17945 email]> 9/11/2009 9:39
pm >>>
Dear Sir or Madam, Under freedom of Information

Re- Cumbria County Council

Can you please advise as to how many children, below the age of
sixteen, have been sexually molested or sexually abused in Cumbria
County Council, Children s Services, Foster care homes? In 2004/5.

Have such abused children been provided with therapy of any kind?
If so what? Have such children been compensated for such abuse,
while in care?

What are the guidelines for dealing with such events, and how are
they recorded and monitored?

What is the Local authorities policy and procedure for preventing
such incidents from occurring?

Have any staff been disciplined for allowing, through negligence or
malpractice, the abuse of minors in care?

I look forward to your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Lorna Stewart

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From: WHITTINGHAM CHRISTINE

23 September 2009


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Lorna

Please see attached reply to your FOI request and leaflet

Thanks
Chris
23/9/09

Christine Whittingham
Business Support Manager
Children & Learners Group
GONW
City Tower (15th floor)
Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
M1 4BE
Tel. no.0161 952 4126
Fax 0161 952 4169
Email [1][email address]
Representing Central Government across the North West

>>> ivanataylor <[FOI #17945 email]> 9/11/2009 9:39
pm >>>
Dear Sir or Madam, Under freedom of Information

Re- Cumbria County Council

Can you please advise as to how many children, below the age of
sixteen, have been sexually molested or sexually abused in Cumbria
County Council, Children s Services, Foster care homes? In 2004/5.

Have such abused children been provided with therapy of any kind?
If so what? Have such children been compensated for such abuse,
while in care?

What are the guidelines for dealing with such events, and how are
they recorded and monitored?

What is the Local authorities policy and procedure for preventing
such incidents from occurring?

Have any staff been disciplined for allowing, through negligence or
malpractice, the abuse of minors in care?

I look forward to your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Lorna Stewart

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ivanataylor left an annotation (23 September 2009)

Why is this not being answered by the Cumbria County Council, why Manchester?

I asked a question I already know the answer to.

Do they think they can "Cover up" child abuse in Foster Care home in Cumbria, by not having the information?

Well then, I will provide some of the required info.

My two second cousins aged 9 and 11 were sexually assaulted/abused on more than one occasion because SW department CCC did not carry out a risk assessment when they placed a known offender in Foster Care with vulnerable children.

The two young boys were sodomized repeatedly. The foster parents contunue as normal, as if nothing is wrong and Childrens Services have not done anything to help these children.

I have written proof of the above on their own (SW and Solicitors) letters.

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From: ivanataylor

25 September 2009

Dear WHITTINGHAM CHRISTINE,

I have NOT been provided with the information I requested. You tell
me you have no records. I find it astounding that you hold no
records, given that vulnerable children are being placed "AT Risk"
within Foster Care. In Cumbria County Council foster homes.

Why are such records not kept? It is clearly Not in The Best
Interest of looked after children. It is a FACT that more children
are abused in care than in their own birth families.

I now request and internal review. As a matter of urgency.
Vulnerable children need to be protected, not abused sexually in
care and then a COVER UP.

I do not understand why Cumbria County Councils own departments
have not answered my request. Why have you sent the response from a
different county?

As we all have a responsibility as Corporate Parents to stop abuse
occurring, we need this dealt with as a matter of urgency.

Yours sincerely,

Yvonne Stewart-Taylor

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Information Manager left an annotation (29 September 2009)

I am responding to Yvonne Stewart - Taylor's request to Government Office North West for an Internal Review. The person who requested this information was Lorna Stewart and it is only that individual who can request an Internal Review.

On that basis the Internal Review will not be conducted.

Information Manager - GONW

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ivanataylor left an annotation ( 1 October 2009)

In response to last comment of the information manager. My Name is Yvonne Lorna Stewart Taylor. This is my full title. I am entitled ,by law, to use whatever part of my name I chose to, so long as it is not for fraudulant purpose. Please, therefore process my request.

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From: ivanataylor

2 October 2009

Dear WHITTINGHAM CHRISTINE,
In response to last comment of the information manager. My Name is
Yvonne Lorna Stewart Taylor. This is my full title. I am entitled
,by law, to use whatever part of my name I chose to, so long as it
is not for fraudulant purpose. Please, therefore process my
request.

Yours sincerely,

ivanataylor

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Information Manager left an annotation ( 5 October 2009)

Thank you for clarification on the use of your name. However, the FOI Act states that in order for us to proceed with the Internal Review you must use the same name as that for your initial enquiry.

I apologise for this inconvenience and ask that you resubmit your request in the name of LORNA STEWART. Once this is received we will proceed with your request.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Information Manager, GONW

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From: ivanataylor

6 October 2009

Dear WHITTINGHAM CHRISTINE,

http://protectfamily.ning.com/profiles/b...

Yours sincerely,

ivanataylor

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ivanataylor left an annotation ( 6 October 2009)

Greg Mulholland MP 06 October at 14:43 Report
Your comments are stupid and offensive. I do not wish this sort of thing posted on my FB page. I am deleting you from my friends list and putting a permanent block on you. Please do not attempt to contact me again for any reason whatsoever.

This is the way MP's think they can respond!! They do not serve the elected, they serve themselves and are very arrogant.

This is the answer I got from this MP. It says everything. I must be starting to get under their skin.

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From: ivanataylor

8 October 2009

Dear WHITTINGHAM CHRISTINE,

http://www.youtube.com/user/thelostpacke...

Yours sincerely,

ivanataylor

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From: ivanataylor

8 October 2009

Dear WHITTINGHAM CHRISTINE,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhzBaIPpc...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI4b3HhZU...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9jlDQpkj...

I strongly suggest you view the evidence here on these videos.

Yours sincerely,

ivanataylor

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ivanataylor left an annotation (23 February 2011)

They copped out got me on a technicality, well we can do the same to them, you can always get them falling foul on policy and procedures. They clearly want to cover up the abuse of children in corporate care. Complicit with the rape of children.!! They also cover up for corporate paedophiles. Now why would they do that?

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ivanataylor left an annotation ( 4 October 2011)

http://www.ukcolumn.org/events/blowing-w...

Open this link and come on mass to this event. this site will give you full instruction as to how to present your evidence.

Now is our chance to bring the monsters down and reclaim our Common law rights, expel corrupt officialdom and expose this mass corruption, treason and tyranny in the UK. Lawful, peaceful, non violent mass non compliance is our weapon against all those responsible for destroying innocent families and abusing OUR CHILDREN. Thank you.

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ivanataylor left an annotation ( 6 October 2011)

Sorry about the failure of the link. Here it is again.
http://www.ukcolumn.org/events/blowing-w...

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ivanataylor left an annotation ( 6 October 2011)

I feel at liberty to name the social Worker who was in charge when the children were raped in care.

Susan McConville, Kendal Cumbria. and her team.

I now intend to name and shame at a public event on 23rd October here are the details and the link for your info
http://www.ukcolumn.org/events/blowing-w...

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