Grants to Foster and Adoptive Parents

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Dear Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council,

Please could you state how much your Council spent during the
financial year 2013-2014 on EACH of the following

1. Non-repayable grants to Foster Parents

a. towards the purchase of bigger cars. If more than one
family received a grant please elaborate.

b. towards the building of house extensions or the
purchase of bigger houses. If more than one
family received a grant please elaborate.

If recipients later cease fostering, are grants
repayable, in full or in part, - or would they be if
this situation hasn't yet arisen?

1. Non-repayable grants to Adoptive Parents

a. towards the purchase of bigger cars. If more than one
family received a grant please elaborate.

b. towards the building of house extensions or the
purchase of bigger houses. If more than one
family received a grant please elaborate.

If after a grant has been received adopted children are
returned to Local Authority care, or are removed, are
grants repayable, in full or in part, - or would they
be if this situation hasn't yet arisen?

Yours faithfully,

Avril Williams

iCaseworkInformation, Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council

Our reference: 701249
 
 
Dear Ms. Williams 
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 14 August
2014.  Your request has been summarised as follows:
 
Please could you state how much your Council spent during the financial
year 2013-2014 on EACH of the following

1. Non-repayable grants to Foster Parents

a. towards the purchase of bigger cars. If more than one family received a
grant please elaborate.

b. towards the building of house extensions or the purchase of bigger
houses. If more than one family received a grant please elaborate.

If recipients later cease fostering, are grants repayable, in full or in
part, - or would they be if this situation hasn't yet arisen?

1. Non-repayable grants to Adoptive Parents

a. towards the purchase of bigger cars. If more than one family received a
grant please elaborate.

b. towards the building of house extensions or the purchase of bigger
houses. If more than one family received a grant please elaborate.

If after a grant has been received adopted children are returned to Local
Authority care, or are removed, are grants repayable, in full or in part,
- or would they be if this situation hasn't yet arisen?
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and we aim to send a response by 12 September 2014 - this is 20 working
days from the date of receipt.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
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Yours sincerely
 
 
h&f InTouch team
 

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James Filus, Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council

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Our reference:  701249
 
Dear Ms. Williams
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 14 August 2014.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
James Filus
H&F In Touch Manager
 
 
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Dear James Filus,

Your reply to my foi does NOT state whether any grants were made to ADOPTIVE Parents

Yours sincerely,

Avril Williams

Dear Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Grants to Foster and Adoptive Parents'.

The original reply failed to answer my questions about grants to ADOPTIVE Parents. Can the situation please be rectified.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/g...

Yours faithfully,

Avril Williams

Anthea Ferguson, Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council

Internal Review Request
Our reference: 701249
 
 
Dear Ms. Williams
 
 
Thank you for your request for an internal review, received 22 October
2014. We are sorry that you are dissatisfied with H&F’s attempts to handle
your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

The Information Commissioner’s Office allows a time-limit of 20-40 working
days to investigate and provide a full response.  We plan to complete this
task within 20 working days and therefore calculate that a full response
will be provided to you by 19 November 2014.

If we need to extend the deadline to the full 40 working days, we will
contact you to inform you of this extension.

 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Anthea Ferguson
Senior Information Management Officer

Anthea Ferguson, Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council

Our reference: 701249
 
 
Dear Ms. Williams
 
We write regarding your request for an internal review, received 22
October 2014.  As explained in our acknowledgement of your request,
the The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recommend a time-limit of
20-40 working days to investigate and provide a full
response. Unfortunately, due to unplanned staff absence we were not able
to complete the review within the 20 working day deadline of 19 November
2014. We therefore need to extend this deadline to the full 40 working
days, as allowed by the ICO. We calculate the revised deadline for
completion to be 16 December 2014.

Although we have had to extend the deadline to the full 40 working days we
will endeavour to provide you with a full response prior to this date.

Yours sincerely,

Anthea Ferguson

Senior Information Management Officer

 

London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Information Management Team/Finance & Corporate Services

Smartspace, 3rd Floor

Hammersmith Town Hall

King Street

London W6 9JU

[1]www.lbhf.gov.uk

 

Executive Director - Finance & Corporate Governance: Jane West

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Anthea Ferguson, Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council

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Information request
Our reference: 701249
 
 
Dear Ms. Williams
 
Please find H&F's response to your internal review request attached. 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Anthea Ferguson
Senior Information Management Officer