Gagging Orders in Secret Family Courts

Dear Mrs Docherty,

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 13^th October
2009, in which you request the disclosure of information under the
provisions of the above Act.

We have begun a search for the information you require and shall contact
you again when we are in a position to respond further. Should we envisage
any delays, or require more details from you, we will contact you
immediately. In the meantime, if you have any queries about the above,
please do not hesitate to contact us, quoting ref. RFI 715/2009.

Yours sincerely,

On behalf of the Freedom of Information Team

Freedom of Information | Access to Information Team

Lancashire County Council, PO Box 78,

County Hall, Preston, PR1 8XJ

Tel: 01772 533997 | Fax: 01772 530949

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Dear Mrs Docherty,

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email dated 13^th October 2009, in which you request the
disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are
now in a position to respond.

(a) How many individuals have been taken to court by your authority

in-order to gag them. To stop them from speaking out about the

injustices they have suffered at the hands of the council

children's social services and secret family courts. Provide all

records to-date that are held.

(b) How much did these gagging order injunctions cost the rate

payer.

(c) Who is responsible for actioning these enforcement orders by

the council, i.e. who signs the applications for court.

(d) How many parents /relatives/individuals have received further

sanctions for breaking these gagging orders.

(e) Are any of these decisions to gag/sanction taken by unelected

local authority officers responsible for children's social care,

finance, legal or any other relevant department.

(f) If councillors make these decisions at which meeting(s) are

these discussed.

No orders referred to above have been applied for by Lancashire County
Council.

We trust that our response is to your satisfaction, but in the event that
you wish to complain about the manner in which your enquiry has been
handled, you should write in the first instance to The Freedom of
Information Officer, Lancashire County Council, PO Box 78, County Hall,
Preston PR1 8XJ, or email [1][Lancashire County Council request email]

If, after this stage, you remain dissatisfied, you have the right to refer
the matter to the Information Commissioner, whose contact details are as
follows:

The Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545700

Email: [2][email address]

Website: [3]http://www.ico.gov.uk

Your request will now be closed as of this date.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information

Lancashire County Council

PO Box 78

County Hall

Preston

PR1 8XJ

Tel: (01772) 531116

Fax: (01772) 530949

Email: [4][Lancashire County Council request email]

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