Gagging Orders in Secret Family Courts
A Freedom of Information request to Carmarthenshire Council by Mrs Docherty
The request was successful.
Mrs Docherty
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
FOIA
Carmarthenshire Council
14 October 2009
Dear Mrs. Docherty
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 13th
October, 2009 and is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000. We are therefore required to provide you with a response
within 20 working days, which will be on or before 10th November, 2009.
If we require any clarification or further details, we will contact you
as soon as possible.
In the meantime, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to
contact me, remembering to quote the reference number above in any
communications.
Yours sincerely
John Tillman
Swyddog Gwybodaeth a Diogelu Data
Adran y Prif Weithredwr
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin
Information & Data Protection Officer
Chief Executive's Department
Carmarthenshire County Council
Tel: (01267) 246108
Mewnol/Internal: 6108
Ffacs/Fax: (01267) 246134
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FOIA
Carmarthenshire Council
23 October 2009
Dear Mrs Docherty,
I refer to your request for information which was received on 13th
October, 2009 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.
The specific information you requested was as follows:
1. 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.
2. How much did these gagging order injunctions cost the rate payer.
3. Who is responsible for actioning these enforcement orders by the
council, i.e. who signs the applications for court.
4. How many parents /relatives/individuals have received further
sanctions for breaking these gagging orders.
5. 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.
6. If councillors make these decisions at which meeting(s) are these
discussed.
In response, I can confirm that the Council has not taken any person to
court to obtain a gagging order in the circumstances described in your
request.
If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Yours sincerely
John Tillman
Swyddog Gwybodaeth a Diogelu Data
Adran y Prif Weithredwr
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin
Information & Data Protection Officer
Chief Executive's Department
Carmarthenshire County Council
Tel: (01267) 246108
Mewnol/Internal: 6108
Ffacs/Fax: (01267) 246134
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