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S Smith (Account suspended) made this Freedom of Information request to Maidstone Borough Council
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From: S Smith (Account suspended)
19 May 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please confirm how many complaints Christopher Garland conservative
leader of Maidstone Borough Council and other councillors have
recieved in regard to what is commonly known as Forced Adoption,
and any action he has personally taken to help, as a corporate
parent; if any.
Yours faithfully,
S Smith
From: Neil Harris
Maidstone Borough Council
19 May 2009
Dear Sir or Madam
Please find attached our acknowledgement of your request.
Neil Harris
Democratic Services Manager
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From: Neil Harris
Maidstone Borough Council
16 June 2009
Dear S Smith
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Neil Harris
Democratic Services Manager
t: 01622 602020
e: [1][email address]
Our new reception is open at the Maidstone Gateway, King Street,
Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ
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From: S Smith (Account suspended)
19 June 2009
Dear Neil Harris,
Thank you for your partial reply, but please answer directly
whether or not the MBC leader has been asked directly or received
any complaints to his leader's office.
An email copied to all councillors would be a simple and effective
measure to gain the information required.
Yours sincerely,
S Smith
From: Neil Harris
Maidstone Borough Council
19 June 2009
I am currently out of the Office until 22 June. If you require any
assistance please contact my Secretary Louise Brimson on x2304 or Jill
Lucas on x2243.
Our new reception is open at the Maidstone Gateway, King Street,
Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ
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Please complete our online survey and help us to improve our services to
you:
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This email is confidential. If you receive it by mistake, please advise
the sender by email immediately. Any unauthorised use of the message or
attachments is prohibited. Unless stated otherwise, any opinions are
personal and cannot be attributed to Maidstone Borough Council. Unless a
Purchase Order is attached this email is not a Contract or an Order. It is
your responsibility to carry out virus checks before opening any
attachment.
From: Neil Harris
Maidstone Borough Council
3 July 2009
Dear S Smith
I am able to inform you that no record has been kept of the correspondence relating to this matter received by the Leader of the Council but a large number have been received.
Regards
Neil Harris
Democratic Services Manager
Maidstone Borough Council
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From: S Smith (Account suspended)
24 July 2009
Dear Neil Harris,
Can you please confirm how you know there has been a quote: 'large
number' is no record has been kept?
Surely such a large number of complaints to the council/leader
should have been documented in line with KCC's actions?
Yours sincerely,
S Smith
From: Neil Harris
Maidstone Borough Council
24 July 2009
I am currently out of the Office until 28 July. If you require any
assistance please contact my Secretary Louise Brimson on x2304 or Jill
Lucas on x2243.
Our new reception is open at the Maidstone Gateway, King Street,
Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ
http://www.digitalmaidstone.co.uk
This email is confidential. If you receive it by mistake, please advise
the sender by email immediately. Any unauthorised use of the message or
attachments is prohibited. Unless stated otherwise, any opinions are
personal and cannot be attributed to Maidstone Borough Council. Unless a
Purchase Order is attached this email is not a Contract or an Order. It is
your responsibility to carry out virus checks before opening any
attachment.
From: S Smith (Account suspended)
24 July 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Maidstone Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Forced Adoption - Complaints
to MBC Leader/Councillors'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/fo...
Yours faithfully,
S Smith
From: Paul Fisher
Maidstone Borough Council
27 July 2009
Dear S Smith,
I see that you are awaiting a response to your email to Mr Harris dated 24 July requesting further information.
May I suggest that you wait until you have received a response, before requesting a review?
However, if you do wish me to review the response, please could you letme know what your concerns are about the initial responses?
Thank you
Paul Fisher
Solicitor
Head of Legal Services
Maidstone Borough Council
01622 602006
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From: S Smith (Account suspended)
30 July 2009
Dear Paul Fisher,
Thank you for your swift response, can you please confirm when a
reply can be expected from Mr Harris?
Yours sincerely,
S Smith
From: Paul Fisher
Maidstone Borough Council
31 July 2009
I will try to find out when Mr Harris will be replying to you.
Regards
Paul Fisher
Solicitor
Head of Legal Services
Maidstone Borough Council
01622 602006
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From: Neil Harris
Maidstone Borough Council
3 August 2009
Dear S Smith
I have nothing further to add to my earlier response
Yours sincerely
Neil Harris
Democratic Services Manager
Maidstone Borough Council
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From: Paul Fisher
Maidstone Borough Council
4 August 2009
Dear S Smith.
I understand that Mr harris has now replied.
Regards
Paul Fisher
Solicitor
Head of Legal Services
Maidstone Borough Council
01622 602006
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From: S Smith (Account suspended)
9 August 2009
Dear Paul Fisher,
Please refrain from the cat and mouse game and carry out the
internal review as requested.
Yours sincerely,
S Smith
From: Paul Fisher
Maidstone Borough Council
10 August 2009
Dear S Smith
I am not playing cat and mouse.
In your last email to me you asked me when you could expect a reply from Mr Harris, and I responded to say that you will have received his response.
You had requested extra information from Mr Harris, and he has now responded to that request.
If you now wish me to undertake a review, could you let me know what aspects of Mr Harris's responses are causing you concern.
Regards
Paul Fisher
Solicitor
Head of Legal Services
Maidstone Borough Council
01622 602006
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Wilson, A (Account suspended) left an annotation (17 August 2009)
Looks like the old bait and switch technique is being used by the council.
It is clear the leader of the council and his councillors are well aware of what has been occurring,regarding forced adoption, but are refusing to acknowledge it ,let alone do something about it.
Maybe this will remind them of their duties to the families they are supposed to serve.
In 2007,local authorities in England applied for 8,173 care orders. 7,624 orders were made. 336 applications were withdrawn, 290 "no orders" decisions and 21 orders were refused.
In other words, the judgement of the social workers working for the council was so good, they were only refused by the judge 21 times (0.27%)
More importantly 93% of the time the judge merely rubber-stamped the care orders.
From: S Smith (Account suspended)
20 August 2009
Dear Paul Fisher,
A internal review is required because the FOI request was not fully
answered, all the information/questions have already been asked
(via to the website) but have yet to be fully complied with.
Yours sincerely,
S Smith
From: Paul Fisher
Maidstone Borough Council
20 August 2009
Dear S Smith
Please could you let me know which request for information held by the council you believe has not been answered.
Yours Sincerely
Paul Fisher
Solicitor
Head of Legal Services
Maidstone Borough Council
01622 602006
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From: S Smith (Account suspended)
21 August 2009
Dear Paul Fisher,Head of Legal Team
Please refer to emails already previously sent to your offices
dated below, which are in themselves, self explanatory :or refer to
the whatdotheyknow website for the clarification you seek as
suggested in the last email to your offices.
19th May 2009
19th June 2009
24th July 2009
20th August 2009
I am sure both the Public and your department will note , to-date
there has not been a full compliance with the FOI Act even after 3
months, which is why a cat and mouse game was referenced.
Yours sincerely,
S Smith
From: Paul Fisher
Maidstone Borough Council
21 August 2009
Dear s Smith
I am sorry but I have read these and I still do not understand what information you believe the council holds and has not been supplied to you.
I am not playing cat and mouse, but am trying to ascertain where you believe the council has not complied with the FOI Act, so that I may assist you.
regards
Paul Fisher
Solicitor
Head of Legal Services
Maidstone Borough Council
01622 602006
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Ms S Foster (Account suspended) left an annotation (24 August 2009)
Could this be re-lated to the ex-tory councillor who had her 4 granddaughters removed by her own tory run authority?
John Harris (Account suspended) left an annotation (26 August 2009)
http://nameshamesocialworkers.blogspot.c...
According to this, its ex-tory councillor Sheena Williams who has had her 4 granddaughters taken for forced adoption by Tory run Kent County Council and it looks like she not the only Tory Councillor , Janet Mockridge from West Sussex has also had a grandson taken.
Mr B Gerrish (Account suspended) left an annotation (29 August 2009)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/colum...
Will be interesting to see if Medway Family Court takes any notice of Lord Justice Thorpe and Lord Justice Wall's criticisms, the latter ordered his comments to be circulated to family courts and adoption agencies across the land.
(Could his comments be referring to the Law of the Land)
The Lords appear to recognize that there is a clear difference between the LAW and legal child kidnap; there cannot be Lawful child kidnap.
Mr B Gerrish (Account suspended) left an annotation (29 August 2009)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/colum...
correct link
John Harris (Account suspended) left an annotation ( 5 September 2009)
How sad and shocking, families being destroyed forever in secret,
Are there any decent judges out there, or are the authorities out of control?
It is simply disgraceful.
http://nameshamesocialworkers.blogspot.c...
MEDWAY COUNTY FAMILY COURT 7th- 15th September 2009
Ex-Tory Councillor grandchildren Elle-May ,Ruby, Lacey, Poppy Williams-Piper being stolen for forced adoption by Kent County Council(Tory run)
Everyone welcome,ring side seats available for the press, come meet your local SS workers, not to be missed ,why not make it a regular event!
Wilson, A (Account suspended) left an annotation (10 September 2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrS2qzk8S10
if this is how they operate is it any wonder they have complaints
J Webb (Account suspended) left an annotation ( 6 November 2009)
http://justiceforukfamilies.ning.com/pho...
This is a group for families who have had their children stolen for forced adoption or taken into 'care'
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence
Wilson, A (Account suspended) left an annotation (18 June 2009)
Link to this