Involvement in family law cases

The request was successful.

Dear Guardian Ad Litem (Northern Ireland),

1)Please provide details of recorded suicides of natural parents and minors as a result or following unlawful removal of minors to Local Authority Care over the past fourteen years, in cases where guardian ad litem N.Ireland have been involved for the past 5 years.

2) Please provide details of the amount of cases in where a guardian ad litem have been appointed to family law case, figures to be released as,

A) involvement of guardian ad litem in where a child was taken into care
B) involvement of guardian ad litem when residence was maintained by biological parent(s) or other biological family member.

for the past 5 years

Yours faithfully,

hugh mc cloy

Ronan Durnin, Guardian Ad Litem (Northern Ireland)

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Dear Mr. McCloy

Request for information - Freedom of Information Act 2000

I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency
has now completed its search for the information held by it which you
requested via email on 09/02/2010

A copy of the information is enclosed. I would be grateful if you could
confirm receipt of this email.

Under the terms of the legislation, if you are unhappy with this response
you have the right to seek a review within the Northern Ireland Guardian
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to FOI Review Officer, Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency, Centre
House, 79 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4JE.

If after such a review you are still unhappy with the response, you have
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If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.

Yours sincerely

Ronan Durnin

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Ronan Durnin

Information Manager

NIGALA

79 Chichester Street

Belfast

BT1 4JE

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