Gagging Orders in Secret Family Courts

Mrs Docherty (Account suspended) made this Freedom of Information request to Rossendale Borough Council

Rossendale Borough Council did not have the information requested.

From: Mrs Docherty (Account suspended)

13 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

In the wake of the people speaking out against the abuses of the
secret family courts and forced adoption of children to strangers,
instead of being retained within their real natural families. I
would like to know how your authority compares to others in
fulfilling your responsibilities to families & their children.

(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.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Docherty

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From: Mrs Docherty (Account suspended)

11 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

This request is overdue a response. By law, Rossendale Borough
Council should normally have answered by 10 November 2009.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Docherty

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From: Jennifer Cook
Rossendale Borough Council

9 July 2010

Dear Mrs Docherty

Further to the Freedom of Information Request which appears on this
website. Rossendale Borough Council has no record of receiving this
request from you.

However we are able to respond as follows:-

Rossendale Borough Council does not hold the information you have
requested as we do not provide Social Services. This falls under the
remit of Lancashire County Council, who should be able to respond to your
request.

Please visit
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I would be grateful if you could acknowledge this response and update the
request status accordingly.

Regards

Jenni Cook

Committee Officer

Committee and Member Services

Rossendale Borough Council

The Business Centre, Newchurch Road, Bacup, OL13 0WU

Tel) 01706 252424

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