Grants to Foster and Adoptive Parents

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Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

Please could you state how much your Council spent during the
financial year 2013-2014 on EACH of the following

1. Non-repayable grants to Foster Parents

a. towards the purchase of bigger cars. If more than one
family received a grant please elaborate.

b. towards the building of house extensions or the
purchase of bigger houses. If more than one
family received a grant please elaborate.

If recipients later cease fostering, are grants
repayable, in full or in part, - or would they be if
this situation hasn't yet arisen?

1. Non-repayable grants to Adoptive Parents

a. towards the purchase of bigger cars. If more than one
family received a grant please elaborate.

b. towards the building of house extensions or the
purchase of bigger houses. If more than one
family received a grant please elaborate.

If after a grant has been received adopted children are
returned to Local Authority care, or are removed, are
grants repayable, in full or in part, - or would they
be if this situation hasn't yet arisen?

Yours faithfully,

Avril Williams

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

Dear Ms Williams,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Thank you for your recent request for information, a copy of which is
enclosed below. Your request is now being dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 a public authority has to
respond within 20 working days.  Accordingly you will receive our full
response in due course.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Kim Stephens

Information Compliance Officer

Risk and Assurance Services

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 396658

Facsimile: 01225 477387

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Dear Ms Williams,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information. Please find enclosed
the information you are entitled to receive under the (legislation).

 

I trust that we have answered your queries, however if you have any
further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

If you are unhappy with the response to your request, you may ask for an
internal review within 40 working days of receipt of this request. Please
contact the Divisional Director – Risk and Assurance Services, Mr Jeff
Wring at the Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW
[1]mailto:[email address].

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to appeal directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
[2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.

 

Please note that we have not, by way of this disclosure, granted any
permission for you to reuse or further publish the information disclosed
to you.  Please refer to the attached disclaimer regarding reuse. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Andy Marshall

Information Compliance Manager

Risk and Assurance Services

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 477961

Facsimile: 01225 477387

[3]www.bathnes.gov.uk

 

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From: Avril Williams
[[4]mailto:[FOI #225073 email]]
Sent: 14 August 2014 15:03
To: Information Governance
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Grants to Foster and Adoptive
Parents

 

Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

 

Please could you state how much your Council spent during the  financial
year 2013-2014 on EACH of the following

 

1. Non-repayable grants to Foster Parents

 

a. towards the purchase of bigger cars. If more than one  family received
a grant please elaborate.

 

b. towards the building of house extensions or the  purchase of bigger
houses. If more than one  family received a grant please elaborate.

 

If recipients later cease fostering, are grants  repayable, in full or in
part, - or would they be if  this situation hasn't yet arisen?

 

1. Non-repayable grants to Adoptive Parents

 

a. towards the purchase of bigger cars. If more than one  family received
a grant please elaborate.

 

b. towards the building of house extensions or the  purchase of bigger
houses. If more than one  family received a grant please elaborate.

 

If after a grant has been received adopted children are  returned to Local
Authority care, or are removed, are  grants repayable, in full or in part,
- or would they  be if this situation hasn't yet arisen?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Avril Williams

 

 

 

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Dear Information Governance,

What was the stated grant to Foster Parents FOR? House Extension or Car or both?

Yours sincerely,

Avril Williams

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

Dear Ms Williams,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Thank you for your recent request for information, a copy of which is
enclosed below. Your request is now being dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 a public authority has to
respond within 20 working days.  Accordingly you will receive our full
response in due course.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Kim Stephens

Information Compliance Officer

Risk and Assurance Services

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 396658

Facsimile: 01225 477387

[1]www.bathnes.gov.uk

 

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Dear Information Governance,

This question was NOT a NEW question. I merely requested clarification in respect OF YOUR ANSWER TO MY ORIGINAL QUESTION.
Therefore I should NOT have to wait for your reply

Yours sincerely,

Avril Williams

Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

Please can I have a reply to my request for clarification as to whether your Council's grant of £23,267 to one or more Foster Parents was for a car, a house extension or both?

And how many Foster Parents benefitted frojm that grant?

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/g...

Yours faithfully,

Avril Williams

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

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Dear Ms Williams,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information. Please find enclosed
the information you are entitled to receive under the (legislation).

 

I trust that we have answered your queries, however if you have any
further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.  We note that you
requested an internal review in your email dated 19^th September.  We
apologise for the delay, but we have now provided all information
request.  If you wish for us to proceed with an internal review, please
contact the Divisional Director – Risk and Assurance Services, Mr Jeff
Wring at the Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW
[1]mailto:[email address].

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to appeal directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
[2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.

 

Please note that we have not, by way of this disclosure, granted any
permission for you to reuse or further publish the information disclosed
to you.  Please refer to the attached disclaimer regarding reuse. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Andy Marshall

Information Compliance Manager

Risk and Assurance Services

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 477961

Facsimile: 01225 477387

[3]www.bathnes.gov.uk

 

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From:  Avril Williams <[FOI #225073 email]>

Sent:    08 September 2014 16:17

To:       Information Governance

Subject:           Re: request 1478/14

 

 

Dear Information Governance,

 

What was the stated grant to Foster Parents FOR?   House Extension or Car
or both?

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Avril Williams

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