Corporate Parent Training

S Smith

Mail to: [FOI #5873 email]

Date 19 January 2009
My Ref NH/ela

Dear Sir or Madam

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Corporate Parent Training

Thank you for your email with your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. I will now deal with your request which
I received on 19 January 2009 and intend to respond to you by 6 February
2009.

Your request will be subject to any exemption which the Council is
entitled to apply to refuse the request. Some of these are absolute and
some only apply where the public interest in refusing to supply the
information outweighs that in disclosing the information.

Yours sincerely

[1]nharris

Neil Harris

Democratic Services Manager

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S Smith

Mail to: [FOI #5873 email]
Date 5 February 2009

Dear Sir or Madam

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Corporate Parent Training

I am writing about your recent request for information held by the Council
under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I am able to confirm that there are no policies relating to the duties of
elected Members of the Council as Corporate Parents. As Borough
Councillors they have no direct involvement with children in the `care'
system. On this basis the Councillors are not CRB checked.

However, the Councillors are appointed to a number of outside bodies which
may have links to children in the `care' system and appointments made to
these bodies are only on the basis that if the organisation seeking this
appointment requires a CRB check that the Councillor will have to
undertake such a check. Additionally the Members are also informed that
they would have to comply with any training and any policies adopted by
the outside body. If they do not wish to comply with this particular
criterion, the appointment would not be confirmed by the authority and the
Council would seek to make a different appointment.

If you are unhappy with my response or wish to appeal against it you may
pursue any complaint through the Council's Complaints Procedure, by
writing to the Head of Corporate Law at London House, 5 11 London Road,
Maidstone, Kent ME16 8HR.

Should you remain dissatisfied with his response you may appeal to the
Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

[1]nharris

Neil Harris

Democratic Services Manager

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Dear Sir or Madam

Thank you for your earlier email received earlier regarding the above subject.

The document which you attached relates to children in the 'care' system linked to social services, both social services and education and is a County Council function. Therefore, it is the County Councillors that might have a direct involvement in children in the 'care' system and as such might require County Councillor training you refer to.

I hope this answers your queries.

Yours faithfully

Neil Harris
Democratic Services Manager

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Dear S Smith
Thank you for your email of 27 february.
If you could let me know which element of the council's response to your foi request concerns you, I will conduct a review.
Yours Sincerely

Paul Fisher
Solicitor
Head of Legal Services
Maidstone Borough Council
01622 602006

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I shall be out of the office until 13 March. If you need assistance
please contact Julie Webb on Ext.2606.

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Dear Mr Smith,
I have reviewed the position and can confirm the information supplied to you in the original response to the foi request.
The Borough Council does not have any policies relating to members and "corporate parenting".
If you are dissatisfied with this response you may make a complaint to the Information commissioner, Wycliffe house, water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF
Yours Sincerely

Paul Fisher
Solicitor
Head of Legal Services
Maidstone Borough Council
01622 602006

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