Gagging Orders in Secret Family Courts

Mrs Docherty made this Freedom of Information request to Flintshire County Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

Flintshire County Council did not have the information requested.

Dear Sir or Madam,

In the wake of the people speaking out against the abuses of the
secret family courts and forced adoption of children to strangers,
instead of being retained within their real natural families. I
would like to know how your authority compares to others in
fulfilling your responsibilities to families & their children.

(a) How many individuals have been taken to court by your authority
in-order to gag them. To stop them from speaking out about the
injustices they have suffered at the hands of the council
children's social services and secret family courts. Provide all
records to-date that are held.

(b) How much did these gagging order injunctions cost the rate
payer.

(c) Who is responsible for actioning these enforcement orders by
the council, i.e. who signs the applications for court.

(d) How many parents /relatives/individuals have received further
sanctions for breaking these gagging orders.

(e) Are any of these decisions to gag/sanction taken by unelected
local authority officers responsible for children’s social care,
finance, legal or any other relevant department.

(f) If councillors make these decisions at which meeting(s) are
these discussed.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Docherty

Flintshire County Council

I write to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request which
has been given the reference number R001989.

Your request has been forwarded to the Freedom of Information Act contact
officer for Children's Services, Jenny Commins, to process and this officer
will be in contact with you.

Regards,

Lavinia Stockham
Democratic Services/Gwasanethau Democrataidd
Flintshire County Council/Cyngor Sir y Fflint
Tel/Ffôn: (01352) 702414

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Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na
chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon,
nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol
Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo
nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn
unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.
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Flintshire County Council

Eich Cyf/Your Ref
Ein Cyf/Our Ref R001989
Dyddiad/Date 05/11/2009
Gofynner am/Ask for Rachael Brady
Rhif Union/Direct Dial 01352 701482

Dear Mrs Docherty,
Thank you for your freedom of information request dated
14/10/2009, in response to your questions;
we do not hold this information as we have no recorded incidents of
individuals being taken to court by Flintshire Council in order to gag
them.
If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact
me.

Yours sincerely

Rachael Brady
Freedom of Information contact officer

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Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this

message that do not relate to the official business of

Flintshire County Council shall be understood as neither

given nor endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently

Flintshire County Council shall bear no responsibility

whatsoever in respect thereof.

Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na

chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon,

nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol

Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo

nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn

unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.

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