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Children and Families Across Borders

Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information in relation to Looked After Children:

• The total number of Looked After Children under your local authority care, where family members outside the United Kingdom were explored between January 2015 and December 2017 inclusive.
• The number of Looked After Children under your local authority care that were subsequently placed outside the United Kingdom between January 2015 and December 2017 inclusive.
• The number and type of placement orders used for placing Looked After Children from your local authority care with family members abroad between January 2015 and December 2017 inclusive.

Please provide the information electronically.

Research conducted by Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) in 2018 discovered considerable discrepancies in post-placement practices of UK local authorities for children in international kinship placements. Access to this information will support CFAB’s further research into the outcomes of international kinship placements and CFAB’s campaign for clear guidance on the appropriate steps to take when placing children with families abroad.

I understand that under the Act, you are required to respond to my request within 20 working days of receiving this letter. If this is request is unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me and I will be happy to provide further clarification.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Andre Johnsen
Research and Impact
[email address]
Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB)
Victoria Charity Centre, 11 Belgrave Road, London, SW1V 1RB

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Freedom of Information request
Our reference: 5077037
Your reference: [FOI #612394 email]

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Our reference: 5077037
Your reference: [FOI #612394 email]

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Children and Families Across Borders

Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,

Thank you for your reply and for contacting us to seek clarification on our first question.

By ‘where family members outside the United Kingdom were explored’, we mean where a family member outside the United Kingdom of a Looked After Child under your local authority care was identified, considered as a possible carer for the child, and steps to assess the family member as a suitable carer for the child were considered. Please include both:

- children where an assessment of a family member outside the UK was considered but not actually carried out; and
- children where an assessment of a family member outside the UK was carried out.

I hope this suffices as a further clarification but please do not hesitate to get in contact if you have further questions.

Yours sincerely,

Eva Pizzey
Children and Families Across Borders

Children and Families Across Borders

Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,

On 16 October we wrote to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information in relation to Looked After Children:
• The total number of Looked After Children under your local authority care, where family members outside the United Kingdom were explored between January 2015 and December 2017 inclusive.
• The number of Looked After Children under your local authority care that were subsequently placed outside the United Kingdom between January 2015 and December 2017 inclusive.
• The number and type of placement orders used for placing Looked After Children from your local authority care with family members abroad between January 2015 and December 2017 inclusive.

Please note that by ‘where family members outside the United Kingdom were explored’ in the first question, we mean where a family member outside the United Kingdom of a Looked After Child under your local authority care was identified, considered as a possible carer for the child, and steps to assess the family member as a suitable carer for the child were considered. Please include both:
o children where an assessment of a family member outside the UK was considered but not actually carried out; and
o children where an assessment of a family member outside the UK was carried out.

Thank you very much for acknowledging that you have received our request (5077037) and for seeking further clarification, which we provided on 30 October.

I understand that under the Act, you are required to respond within 20 working days of receiving a clarification, whereby the timescale has now been exceeded. This information is still valuable to us, and I would be grateful if you could please provide the requested information electronically.

Research conducted by Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) in 2018 discovered considerable discrepancies in post-placement practices of UK local authorities for children in international kinship placements. Access to this information will support CFAB’s further research into the outcomes of international kinship placements and CFAB’s campaign for clear guidance on the appropriate steps to take when placing children with families abroad.

If this request is unclear, I will be happy to provide further clarification.

Yours faithfully,
Zoe Carmichael
Business Analyst
Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB)

Dear Ms Carmichael,
 
We apologise for the delay in providing a response to the information you
requested.
 
We are chasing this up with the Council team responsible for providing
this information and we will send this to you as soon as we receive it.
 
Kind regards,

Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
02173 295959

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Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,

On 16 October we wrote to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to
request the following information in relation to Looked After Children:
* The total number of Looked After Children under your local authority
care, where family members outside the United Kingdom were explored
between January 2015 and December 2017 inclusive.
* The number of Looked After Children under your local authority care that
were subsequently placed outside the United Kingdom between January 2015
and December 2017 inclusive.
* The number and type of placement orders used for placing Looked After
Children from your local authority care with family members abroad between
January 2015 and December 2017 inclusive.

Please note that by 'where family members outside the United Kingdom were
explored' in the first question, we mean where a family member outside the
United Kingdom of a Looked After Child under your local authority care was
identified, considered as a possible carer for the child, and steps to
assess the family member as a suitable carer for the child were
considered. Please include both:
o children where an assessment of a family member outside the UK was
considered but not actually carried out; and
o children where an assessment of a family member outside the UK was
carried out.

Thank you very much for acknowledging that you have received our request
(5077037) and for seeking further clarification, which we provided on 30
October.

I understand that under the Act, you are required to respond within 20
working days of receiving a clarification, whereby the timescale has now
been exceeded. This information is still valuable to us, and I would be
grateful if you could please provide the requested information
electronically.

Research conducted by Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) in 2018
discovered considerable discrepancies in post-placement practices of UK
local authorities for children in international kinship placements. Access
to this information will support CFAB's further research into the outcomes
of international kinship placements and CFAB's campaign for clear guidance
on the appropriate steps to take when placing children with families
abroad.

If this request is unclear, I will be happy to provide further
clarification.

Yours faithfully,
Zoe Carmichael
Business Analyst
Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB)

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Freedom of Information request
Our reference: 5077037
Your reference: [FOI #612394 email]

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