Children’s social care eligibility criteria
Dear Barnet Borough Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the following information on eligibility for children’s services (for the purposes of this request, ‘children’s services’ relates to those referenced in Section 17 of the Children’s Act 1989):
1) Does your local authority use eligibility criteria to determine qualification for services for children?
2) If your local authority does use eligibility criteria to determine qualification for services for children:
i. when were they implemented?
ii. were consultations held around introducing them and, if so, what was the consultation period?
iii. please provide details of the eligibility criteria
3) If your local authority does not use eligibility criteria to determine qualification for services for children, by what criteria do you determine a child’s eligibility for such services?
Yours faithfully,
Clare Lucas
Information request
Our reference: 177546
Dear Ms Lucas
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your request, received by us on 8 August 2012 , for the
following information:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the
following information on eligibility for children’s services (for
the purposes of this request, ‘children’s services’ relates to
those referenced in Section 17 of the Children’s Act 1989):
1) Does your local authority use eligibility criteria to determine
qualification for services for children?
2) If your local authority does use eligibility criteria to
determine qualification for services for children:
i. when were they implemented?
ii. were consultations held around introducing them and, if so,
what was the consultation period?
iii. please provide details of the eligibility criteria
3) If your local authority does not use eligibility criteria to
determine qualification for services for children, by what criteria
do you determine a child’s eligibility for such services?
We are processing this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Under the Act we must respond promptly and in any event within 20 working
days from the date we received your request. You should receive a response
by 6 September 2012
Please note the Act defines a limited set of exemptions from the right to
know. If we decide not to release any information we shall explain why,
which exemption we are relying on and how you can appeal.
Yours sincerely
Gemma MacCormack
London Borough of Barnet, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South,
London N11 1NP
Barnet Online: [1]www.barnet.gov.uk
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Information request
Our reference: 177546
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Dear Ms Lucas
Thank you for your request for information received on 8 August 2012.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Gemma MacCormack
London Borough of Barnet, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South,
London N11 1NP
Barnet Online: [1]www.barnet.gov.uk
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