Dear Ms Wilson

Request for Information RFI-6457-23 Re: 16+ Looked after Children
Placement Costs and Data Information

Thank you for your request for information relating to 16+ Looked after
Children Placement Costs and Data Information which was received on 04 May
2023.

In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the council will respond to your request within 20 working days, saying
whether we have the information that you want, and if there will be any
charges. 

If, for any reason, we cannot provide you with the information, we will
tell you why.

If we need to clarify your request, we will contact you again.

In the meantime, if you need to contact me about your request, please do
so quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Fakhara Qanwal

Assistant Assurance Officer

Walsall Council 

0800 0856018

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Dear Ms Wilson,

Request for Information - Our Ref: RFI-6457-23

I write to acknowledge and apologise for the delay in responding to your
request relating to 16+ Looked after Children Placement Costs and Data
Information. As you know, the council is required to respond to all
requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act within 20
working days, unless a ‘qualified exception’ applies that requires the
consideration of the Public Interest.

Walsall Council takes its obligations under this legislation extremely
seriously and I am sorry that in this case we have not met this timescale.

I would like to take this opportunity to assure you of our best
intentions in this regard. I can confirm that a full reply to your request
will be sent to you on or before 1st July 2023

If you have any queries in regard to this process, please do not hesitate
to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Kim Pahal

Assurance Officer

Walsall Council 

0800 0856018

[1]www.walsall.gov.uk 

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Dear Ms Wilson

Request for Information RFI-6457-23 Re: 16+ Looked after Children
Placement Costs and Data Information

Further to our delay notice dated 8th June 2023, i am writing to you again
to apologise for the delay in responding to your request for information
regarding '16+ Looked after Children Placement Costs and Data
Information'. 

Unfortunately we are still unable to provide you with a response as we
need you to clarify your request further so as to ensure that our response
covers the exact information you are seeking. 

Therefore, In order for us to process your request as fully as possible
could you please provide the following information:

Please clarify as to whether your request is refers to 16-17 year
old's in supported accommodation, unregistered and Ofsted registered
children's homes? 

Accordingly, your request is now on hold until we receive the
clarification requested.

If you wish to proceed with this request please send your clarification to
us, quoting the above reference number.

Please note that if we have not received your clarification within 15
working days we will close your request.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Kim Pahal

Assurance Officer

Walsall Council 

0800 0856018

[1]www.walsall.gov.uk 

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Dear Ms Wilson

Request for Information RFI-6457-23 Re: 16+ Looked after Children
Placement Costs and Data Information

Further to our email requesting clarification of your FOI request, as
detailed below. we have not yet received a response, providing the
clarification that was requested in order for us to process your FOI
request further.

We are therefore writing to inform you that unless we hear from you by
18th July 2023 we will be closing this request and no further work will be
undertaken in respect of it. Once closed, should you then require this
information in the future, you would need to resubmit a new request to
us. 

If you no longer require the requested information we would be grateful if
you could let us know so that we can update our records accordingly.

Yours sincerely,

Kim Pahal

Assurance Officer

Walsall Council 

0800 0856018

[1]www.walsall.gov.uk 

From: [Walsall Council request email]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 8:07 PM
To: [FOI #978271 email]
Subject: FOI Clarification Email - Our Ref: RFI-6457-23

Dear Ms Wilson

Request for Information RFI-6457-23 Re: 16+ Looked after Children
Placement Costs and Data Information

Further to our delay notice dated 8th June 2023, i am writing to you again
to apologise for the delay in responding to your request for information
regarding '16+ Looked after Children Placement Costs and Data
Information'. 

Unfortunately we are still unable to provide you with a response as we
need you to clarify your request further so as to ensure that our response
covers the exact information you are seeking. 

Therefore, In order for us to process your request as fully as possible
could you please provide the following information:

Please clarify as to whether your request is refers to 16-17 year
old's in supported accommodation, unregistered and Ofsted registered
children's homes? 

Accordingly, your request is now on hold until we receive the
clarification requested.

If you wish to proceed with this request please send your clarification to
us, quoting the above reference number.

Please note that if we have not received your clarification within 15
working days we will close your request.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Kim Pahal

Assurance Officer

Walsall Council 

0800 0856018

[2]www.walsall.gov.uk 

Walsall Council, Proud of our past, our present and for our future 

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confidential and is intended for the addressee only unless explicitly
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sent or received from Walsall Council may the subject of a request under
data protection, freedom of information or environmental information
legislation and therefore could be disclosed to third parties. We strongly
advise you not to email any information, which if disclosed to unrelated
third parties would be likely to cause harm or distress. If you have an
enquiry related to your confidentiality or data protection, please visit
the council data protection pages on our website

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Dear Ms Wilson,

Request for Information - Our Ref: RFI-6457-23

I am writing to you further to our email to you dated 22 June 2023 and
12th July 2023, where we sought additional information to allow us to
process your request for information.

Unfortunately to date we have not received the required
information/clarification to allow us to proceed with this request.

As we previously advised where we do not receive required
information/clarification within 15 working days requests for information
will be closed.

I can therefore confirm that your request for information has now been
closed.

Should you wish to proceed with this, please contact us to confirm this,
including the previously requested information/clarification and we will
be happy to proceed with your request.

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us and we
will be more than happy to advise.

Yours sincerely,

Kim Pahal

Assurance Officer

Walsall Council 

0800 0856018

[1]www.walsall.gov.uk 

Walsall Council, Proud of our past, our present and for our future 

Disclaimer: The information in this message should be regarded as
confidential and is intended for the addressee only unless explicitly
stated. If you have received this message in error it must be deleted and
the sender notified. The views expressed in this message are personal and
not necessarily those of Walsall Council unless explicitly stated. Emails
sent or received from Walsall Council may the subject of a request under
data protection, freedom of information or environmental information
legislation and therefore could be disclosed to third parties. We strongly
advise you not to email any information, which if disclosed to unrelated
third parties would be likely to cause harm or distress. If you have an
enquiry related to your confidentiality or data protection, please visit
the council data protection pages on our website

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