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Mrs L Taylor (Account suspended) made this Freedom of Information request to Thurrock Borough Council
The request was successful.
From: Mrs L Taylor (Account suspended)
14 October 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk...
December 2006 - Evidence shows children in care are being let down
and suffer more than those placed with relatives.
We are interested to see how the introduction of the PLO (Public
Law Outline) Welfare Checklist 2008 has altered the outcomes for
children.
I would be grateful if under the FOIA you could advise how many
times your Local Authority has applied for care orders via the
Family Courts WITHOUT the Welfare checklist set out in section 1 of
the Children Act 1989 being completed. The completion of the
Welfare Checklist would confirm that extended family members had in
fact been contacted prior to any application for a care order.
Whoever signs the application for a care order is responsible for
ensuring that the Welfare checklist has been fully completed,
please state who within your authority holds this position.
‘The Government recognises the importance of family members taking
care of children who cannot be cared for by their parents. We know
that a child brought up by a family member benefits from living
with someone they already know and trust rather than a stranger.
The Children Act 1989 placed a duty on local authorities to support
the upbringing of children by their families wherever possible, and
that services should be provided to children in need and their
families to enable this to happen.
There is now an increased focus on the steps that must be taken
prior to any court proceedings. Unless it is necessary to take
emergency action to protect a child from immediate harm, the local
authority must undertake various steps before initiating care
proceedings. Welfare checklist set out in section 1 of the Children
Act 1989’
Yours faithfully,
Mrs L Taylor
Thurrock Borough Council
15 October 2009
Dear Mrs Taylor
Please find attached acknowledgement of your recent request for
information
Kind regards
Nina Burrell
Information Management Officer
Tel: 01375 652592
nburrell[1]@thurrock.gov.uk
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From: Cook, Nadine
Thurrock Borough Council
21 October 2009
Dear Mrs Taylor,
Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
Request relating to the Welfare Checklist for children.
If you have any queries, please contact me in the first instance.
Kind regards,
Nadine
Nadine Cook
Senior Information Management Officer
Policy and Organisation Development
01375 652590
[email address]
The information in this e-mail and any attachment(s) are intended to be
confidential and may be legally privileged. Access to and use of its
content by anyone else other than the addressee(s) may be unlawful and
will not be recognised by Thurrock Council for business purposes. If you
have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender
immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. Thurrock Council
cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this
message as it has been transmitted over a public network.
Any opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of Thurrock Council.
Any attachment(s) to this message has been checked for viruses, but please
rely on your own virus checker and procedures.
Senders and recipients of e-mail should be aware that under the UK Data
Protection and Freedom of Information legislation these contents may have
to be disclosed in response to a request.
All e-mail sent to or from this address will be processed by Thurrock
Council's corporate e-mail system and may be subject to scrutiny by
someone other than the addressee.
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