In limbo adoptive placements

The request was successful.

Dear Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council,

I am undertaking research about children who are placed for adoption by local authorities for whom adoption applications are not made within a year of the child being placed with the prospective adoptive parents.

If there are any children in the care of your local authority that have been placed with prospective adoptive parents for over a year for whom the adopters have not submitted an adoption application please can you let me know

How many of these children have been in placement for over 12 but less than 24 months.
How many of these children have been in placement for over 24 but less than 36 months.
How many of these children have been in placement for over 36 months.

Yours faithfully,

Katie Brind

informationrights, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Ms Brind

I refer to the request, which you have made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for records held by this service.

Acknowledgement

Your request was received by this department on 10 January 2017.

A final decision on your request would normally be sent to you within 20 working days of receipt of your request. This means that you can expect to receive your decision by 07 February 2017.

There are some limited situations under the Freedom of Information Act, which could mean that the period for a final decision may be longer than the normal 20 working days. If this occurs in your request, we will promptly advise you in writing.

Should our final decision not reach you on time, please feel free to call the contact officer named above to discuss any problems that may have arisen.

Yours sincerely
Information Rights Officer

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Julie Brown, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

What do they know   My Ref: CC47161
Ms Katie Brind   Your Ref:
   
   
  Date: 11/01/2017
   
Dear Ms Brind

Subject: Freedom of Information - Learning and Children - Children and
Families

I refer to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and to your email to this
service dated 10 January 2017.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, we are able to grant
access to the records requested and accordingly they are as follows:

There are no children in the care of the local authority that have been
placed with adoptive parents for over a year for whom the adopters have
not submitted an adoption application.

Please note:
The information provided in response to your request is copyright
Gateshead Council unless otherwise endorsed. Granting access to this
information under the Freedom of Information Act does not permit you to
re-use the information provided for commercial purposes, for photocopying
or reproduction in any form. If you wish to re-use the information you
need to apply for a Licence. You can do this by writing to Information
Rights Officer, Corporate Services and Governance, 1st Floor, Civic
Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH. You may be required to pay a
fee or comply with conditions for permitted re-use.

Should you have any queries regarding the contents of this letter, please
contact Information Rights on 0191 433 3000.

Yours faithfully

Information Rights

 

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