Inter-County Fees & Adoption Agency Fees

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David Paul Jenkins

Dear Newport City Council,

I would like to request the following information;

1) The total value of Inter-County Fees received by Newport Council from other local authorities. Please provide the total value per year during the period 2010 to 2016, along with the number of units that the value relates to.

2) The total value of Adoption Agency Fees paid by Newport Council from third party (external) agencies. Please provide the total value per year during the period 2010 to 2016, along with the number of units that the value relates to.

3)The total value of Inter-County Fees payed by Newport Council to other local authorities. Please provide the total value per year during the period 2010 t0 2016, along with the number of units that the value relates to.

4) The total value of Adoption Agency Fees paid by Newport Council to other third (external) agencies. Please provide the total value per year during the period 2010 to 2016, along with the number of units that the value relates to.

It would be helpful if you were to provide any brief notes which might be necessary to understand the context of the information provided. although I recognise that you are not obliged to do this.

Yours faithfully,

David Paul Jenkins

#SCOTUK - Stolen Children of the UK #ForcedAdoption

City Contact Centre, Newport City Council

Noswaith dda/Good Evening,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on04/09/2017 and the relevant department is dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

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Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information about :

Inter-County & Adoption Agency Fees

Received on 05/09/2017

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ04926.
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Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer), Newport City Council

Dear Sir
I have been asked to clarify question 2 please?
Should this be what income we've received from Third Party agencies?
Whilst Newport City Council are seeking clarification your Freedom of Information will be put on hold.
Regards
Ann Culverwell

Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer), Newport City Council

Dear Sir

Please find attached Newport City Council's response to your Freedom of
Information request.

 

On September 5th 2017, I sent you an email seeking clarification I have
include our response and assumed that question 2 should be received .

 

1) The total value of Inter-County Fees received by Newport Council from
other local authorities. Please provide the total value per year during
the period 2010 to 2016, along with the number of units that the value
relates to.

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
0.00 -39,416.00 -72,474.99 -36,278.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 -148,169.39

 

 

2) The total value of Adoption Agency Fees paid (think that this should be
received) by Newport Council from third party (external) agencies. Please
provide the total value per year during the period 2010 to 2016, along
with the number of units that the value relates to.

 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

 

3)The total value of Inter-County Fees payed by Newport Council to other
local authorities. Please provide the total value per year during the
period 2010 t0 2016, along with the number of units that the value relates
to.

 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
37,251.00 0.00 42,728.53 99,746.87 75,126.60 95,487.33 32,333.00 382,673.33

 

4) The total value of Adoption Agency Fees paid by Newport Council to
other third (external) agencies. Please provide the total value per year
during the period 2010 to 2016, along with the number of units that the
value relates to.

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
48,319.65 116,705.10 137,935.00 151,281.00 100,088.90 75,334.00 200,578.33 830,241.98
               

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Regards              

Ann Culverwell

 

Dear Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer),

Thank you for the information/reply to my foi requeat for inter-county fees and adoption agaency fees. Please can you resend this information in a clear and appropiate way, My questions are clear and not confusing so could you please re-answ3r this foi making the figures clear instead of all muddled up on one line. Also i asked for the units that each fee relates to and you have failed to answer.

Yours sincerely,

David Paul Jenkins

Dear Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer),

Just to clarify question 2 for you has i have noticed a mistake which i apologise for. Question 2 is now as follows

2) The total value of Adoption Agency Fees received by Newport Council from third party (external) agencies. Please provide the total value per year during the period 2010 to 2016, along with the number of units that the value relates to.

Yours sincerely,

David Paul Jenkins

Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer), Newport City Council

Dear Mr Jenkins

Thank you for your email please see below I am sorry it arrived in an
incoherent form. As for the information the number of units , the member
of staff responsible  that has provided me with these figures is away
until the end of September.   It will be with you asap.

1) The total value of Inter-County Fees received by Newport Council from
other local authorities. Please provide the total value per year during
the period 2010 to 2016, along with the number of units that the value
relates to.

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
-
0.00 -39,416.00 -72,474.99 -36,278.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 148,169.39

 

 

2) The total value of Adoption Agency Fees paid (think that this should be
received) by Newport Council from third party (external) agencies. Please
provide the total value per year during the period 2010 to 2016, along
with the number of units that the value relates to.

 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

 

3)The total value of Inter-County Fees payed by Newport Council to other
local authorities. Please provide the total value per year during the
period 2010 t0 2016, along with the number of units that the value relates
to.

 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
37,251.00 0.00 42,728.53 99,746.87 75,126.60 95,487.33 32,333.00 382,673.33

 

4) The total value of Adoption Agency Fees paid by Newport Council to
other third (external) agencies. Please provide the total value per year
during the period 2010 to 2016, along with the number of units that the
value relates to.

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total
48,319.65 116,705.10 137,935.00 151,281.00 100,088.90 75,334.00 200,578.33 830,241.98
 

Kind
regards

Ann
Culverwell