Is Fostering service provided by the Council?

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Dear Derbyshire County Council,

Chesterfield Council has referred me to you (see below). Their open data site seems to be missing Fostering data. Does the Council not utilize suppliers for providing this service? https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/your-cou...

We have checked the files from 2014 - Current.

Thank you,
Yours faithfully,
nikhil prabhu
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Dear Nikhil

We do not hold this information, this would be Derbyshire Council who can be contacted at '[email address]'

Regards

Andy Booker
Chesterfield Borough Council

Access 2 Info (Commissioning Communities and Policy), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Sirs,

I write to acknowledge receipt of your request for information received on 30 October 2019

Your request will be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Authorities are required to respond promptly to requests and in any event within 20 working days following the date of receipt. In your case we calculate this to be by the 27 November 2019. However, we shall endeavour to deal with your request promptly, and if possible before this date.

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Derbyshire County Council
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Tony Smith (Childrens Services), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Mr Prabhu,

 

Thank you for your information request dated 30 October 2019. I can
confirm that we do hold the requested information. The request has been
considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  The response to
your request is as follows:

 

Please log on to our website in order to find information about Fostering
-
[1]https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/search.asp...

 

Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act exempts disclosure of
information that is reasonably accessible by other means, and the terms of
the exemption mean that we do not have to consider whether or not it would
be in the public interest for you to have the information.

 

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out below;

 

Stage 1:

In the first instance, please send in your comments, and wherever
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Access to Information Solicitor

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Derbyshire County Council

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Information & ICT | Children’s Services | Derbyshire County Council | Room
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From: nikhil prabhu [[9]mailto:[FOI #616380 email]]

Sent: 30 October 2019 09:05

To: Access 2 Info (Commissioning Communities and Policy)
<[10][email address]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Is Fostering service provided by
the Council?

 

Dear Derbyshire County Council,

 

Chesterfield Council has referred me to you (see below). Their open data
site seems to be missing Fostering data. Does the Council not utilize
suppliers for providing this service?
[11]https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/your-cou...

 

We have checked the files from 2014 - Current.

 

Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

nikhil prabhu

 

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Dear Tony Smith (Childrens Services),

Thank you for your response, however, it seems I may not have been clear in my query.
We would like to know if Derbyshire County Council holds Open Spending Data (Council Expenditure or Payment to Suppliers) on behalf of Chesterfield Borough Council, since they stated that you do.

The reason being, we could not locate any Fostering related transactions under https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/your-cou... & when we asked them, they referred us to you, Derbyshire Council.

So, basically we would like to know if Chesterfield Borough Council does Fostering (i.e., contracts to Suppliers who provide Fostering type services).

Yours sincerely,
nikhil prabhu
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Dear Nikhil

We do not hold this information, this would be Derbyshire Council who can be contacted at '[email address]'

Regards

Andy Booker
Chesterfield Borough Council

PS: We would appreciate it if you could also take a look at our request to them below. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Thank you again,
Nikhil Prabhu

Dear Derbyshire County Council,

May I get an acknowledgement to my Nov. 7th message?

Thank you,
Yours faithfully,
nikhil prabhu

CS DP and FOI (Childrens Services), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Mr Prabhu,

Chesterfield BC does not do ‘ Fostering (i.e., contracts to Suppliers who provide Fostering type services). ‘
That responsibility rests with Derbyshire County Council.

Regards,

Tony Smith
Management Information Assistant – Information Governance Team | Information & ICT | Children’s Services | Derbyshire County Council | Room 361 North Block, County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3AG
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Tel: +44 (0) 1629 531226 x(499) 31226

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