Dear Jim,

Thank you for your request for information regarding ‘Children's Services Team’ (reference number 06808). Your request was received on the 16/11/20 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

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Kind Regards,

Heather Wolstenholme
Information Governance Officer
Email: [email address]
Tel: 01254 585651

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Dear Jim,

Thank you for your request for information regarding ‘Children's Services Team’ (reference number 06808); please see our response attached/below. If you have any queries regarding your request for information then please don’t hesitate to contact us.

1. A structure chart of all children’s services teams from number of Social Workers up to Director Level.

Please find attached a structure chart for any of the service areas across Children’s Services with teams which contain social workers.

2. The names, email address and contact numbers of all Managers from Assistant Team Managers/Practice Managers, Team Managers, Service Managers and Heads of Services, up to Director Level.

Please note we do not give out contact details for any member of staff below Senior Officer level. The details for our Senior Leadership Team are as follows:

Jayne Ivory – Director of Children’s Services. Tel. 01254 588888. Email [email address]
Imran Akuji – Head of Adolescents, Partnerships & Performance. Tel. 01254 585301. Email [email address]
Janette Clarke – Strategic Head of Social Care. Tel. 01254 587669. Email [email address]
Alyson Hanson – Head of Permanence & Corporate Parenting. Tel. 01254 666489. Email [email address]
Joanne Stewart – Head of Early Help & Support (does not have any social workers in her area). Tel. 01254 666885. Email [email address]

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request for information and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to: Information Governance Manager, Information Governance, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, G Floor, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 7DY or email [Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council request email]
 
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. 
 
Please find attached our 'have your say' feedback policy. 

Kind Regards,

Heather Wolstenholme
Information Governance Officer
Email: [email address]
01254 222527

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