Children's Services Computerised Social Work Records relating to alleged Domestic Violence

The request was successful.

Philip J Measures

Dear Powys Council,

Can you please advise if you record on Children's Services computer
records all reported details of Domestic Violence / Domestic Abuse
on the following SEPARATE records:
a) the name of the child
b) the names of all other children in that household
c) the name of the (alleged) perpetrator
d) the name of the (alleged) victim
and, if not, how you track Offenders especially when they may move
addresses and how children in new households are Safeguarded.
If the details are only held on the child's record would you accept
that this is a failing which needs to be rectified urgently and, if
so, what actions you will be taking?

Yours faithfully,

Philip J Measures

FOI, Powys County Council

November 1, 2010

Person Dealing: Andrea Hughson

Direct Dial: 01597 829418

Dear Mr. Measures,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

Reference No: F-2010-00467

Thank you for your request for information, received at this office on
October 29, 2010, in which you requested details of the following:

Whether Powys County Council record on Children's Services computer
records all reported details of Domestic Violence / Domestic Abuse on the
following SEPARATE records:

a) the name of the child

b) the names of all other children in that household

c) the name of the (alleged) perpetrator

d) the name of the (alleged) victim

and, if not, how you track Offenders especially when they may move
addresses and how children in new households are Safeguarded.

Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject
to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
party. In some circumstances Powys County Council may be unable to achieve
this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised
time-scale at the earliest opportunity.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and
the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment
from you. If you choose not to make a payment then your request will
remain unanswered.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

The due date for responding to this request for information is November
26, 2010.

Should you need to discuss this further please contact the officer dealing
with your request as identified at the beginning of this letter or
Information Management on 01597 825013 / 829418.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Powys County Council.

Yours sincerely,

Andrea Hughson

Rheolwr Cofnodion a Chydymffurfiaeth

Records & Compliance Manager

_________________________________________

Powys County Council

Information Management

Unit 29, Ddole Road Enterprise Park

Llandrindod Wells

Powys

LD1 6DF

01597 829418

http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=46&...

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FOI, Powys County Council

November 23, 2010

Person Dealing: Andrea Hughson

Direct Dial: 01597 829418

Dear Mr. Measures,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Reference No: F-2010-00467

Thank you for your request for information dated October 29, 2010
concerning records on Children's Services computer relating to all
reported details of Domestic Violence / Domestic Abuse.

This is to inform you that your request has been considered and I can
provide the following response:

Can you please advise if you record on Children's Services computer
records all reported details of Domestic Violence / Domestic Abuse on the
following SEPARATE records:

a) the name of the child

b) the names of all other children in that household

c) the name of the (alleged) perpetrator

d) the name of the (alleged) victim

The procedures adopted by Powys County Council, require that domestic
violence reports are recorded against all of the above records.

and, if not, how you track Offenders especially when they may move
addresses and how children in new households are Safeguarded.

Not applicable

If the details are only held on the child's record would you accept that
this is a failing which needs to be rectified urgently and, if so, what
actions you will be taking?

Not applicable

I trust we have met your information requirements at this time. We believe
that this request is now complete and shall be closed immediately. Should
any further information be requested regarding this topic, a separate
request will need to be submitted.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Powys County Council.

Yours sincerely,

Andrea Hughson

Rheolwr Cofnodion a Chydymffurfiaeth

Records & Compliance Manager

If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint, please contact Information
Management. Our complaints procedure is available on request or on our
website.

If you are still not satisfied following this, you can make an appeal to
the Information Commissioner, who is the statutory regulator. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone 01625 545 700

[1]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

_________________________________________

Powys County Council

Information Management

Unit 29, Ddole Road Enterprise Park

Llandrindod Wells

Powys

LD1 6DF

01597 829418

[2]http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=46&...

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