SS/Council Queries

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Dear Worcestershire County Council,

Under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000

1.Have you got recorded information on when a person is stopped writing further letters to this council regards-

(a)complaints

(b)having a complaint looked at when there was written evidence in there not sent into the council before,yet information that was known about before a case ended during family law proceedings? Evidence the solicitor had in the files the judge did not get to see that a parent feels the council should be concerned about.

(c)been offered a receipt only with no response to this further information as described in (b)even if the first part of the complaint known about was not upheld (ie i am referring to the further information added to the complaint and not the complaint in it's first stages as it was,just the new evidence not been answered concerning a social worker's early pre-meditated plans to have a child adopted as disclosed to family members years before the parent with PR knew)

(d)any recorded information on when and how a person is banned from writing a letter/complaint to this council?

(e)how a person would be officially informed they are banned?

(f) how a parent knows if they are banned from writing to the council any further or not?

2.Can i ask for recorded information on how social services respond to suspected child abuse referrals? also if there are time scales to investigate if the referral wasn't acted upon efficiently by them?

3.Are there any figures available for adoptions which have subsequently been brought in to question due to either questionable evidence or any other reason and if so can you provide information of the number of cases in the past ten years? Can i have the recorded information please?

4.Can i request all recorded information on Section 20 voluntary care under CA 1989?

5.What recorded information do you have how a social worker is meant to respond and their duties to, if they are assaulted during work time by a parent (I'm not requesting their personal data information) and do they have to report this or can they choose not to? and would judges in future cases be made aware this had happened and how many times this had happened before? (not that i condone it)

6.Does legislation allow for a social worker to apply for medical records without a parents consent and if so is it standard practice for this Council to exercise this right when a parent refuses to give consent.

I have bore in mind been precise as i could be.

Yours Faithfully
M M Simmons

Freedom of Information (ChS), Worcestershire County Council

Dear Ms Simmons

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find
attached an acknowledgement.

Sarah Clarke

Data & Information Officer

Performance Development Team

Children's Services

(  01905 728932

* [1]chs[Worcestershire County Council request email]

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sandy Joyce left an annotation ()

A professional will normally tell you that you have written too many complaints and are considered a 'serial complainer'

once you are the proud owner of this title, any future correspondence will simply be ignored

In summary, the complaints procedure is there for those who will accept the response given first time only, other than that, it's not worth having

Sheila Hersom left an annotation ()

It was brought up in parliament that parents are "punished" for making complaints against social services {John Hemming's family justice Bill 26th October 2012} just like children were "punished" for disclosing abuse. {Jack Straw stopped children reporting abuse without governments consent in 2009 - citation needed}

ivanataylor left an annotation ()

Even the Ministry of Justice refuse to answer, what is going on andwhat do these public servants have to hide?

M M Simmons left an annotation ()

I would like to now update you, the first original similar request i made has been taken down off this site called "Queries Regards Social Services/Organisation"No explanation given.

Best Regards
M M Simmons

Freedom of Information (ChS), Worcestershire County Council

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Dear Ms Simmons

 

Further to your recent Freedom of information request, please find
attached our response.

 

Sarah Clarke

Data & Information Officer

Performance Development Team

Children's Services

(  01905 728932

* [1]chs[Worcestershire County Council request email]

 

 

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From: Freedom of Information (ChS)
Sent: 07 November 2012 12:21
To: [FOI #137135 email]
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - SS/Council Queries 5284447

 

 

Dear Ms Simmons

 

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find
attached an acknowledgement.

 

Sarah Clarke

Data & Information Officer

Performance Development Team

Children's Services

(  01905 728932

* [2]chs[Worcestershire County Council request email]

 

 

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Dear Sarah Clarke,

Thank you for sending me this information and i am pleased with the information you have sent so far.I would agree to just ask you to provide information about how many children are currently looked after under s:20 of the Children Act 1989 and, accept you are unable to answer the rest of Question 4 as you stated without any more detailed information.Can you confirm firstly if there will be a charge for me agreeing to receive this information only to complete my request under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000? otherwise i am happy for you to just send it me if not.

Yours sincerely,

M M Simmons

Freedom of Information (ChS), Worcestershire County Council

Dear Ms Simmons

 

Thank you for your reply.  We can confirm that there is no charge to be
made for this response.

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we can advise that as at
09/12/2012 there were 233 children and young people accommodated under
section 20 of the Children Act 1989. 

 

Regards

 

Sarah Clarke

Data & Information Officer

Performance Development Team

Children's Services

(  01905 728932

* [1]chs[Worcestershire County Council request email]

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