Looked After Children
Dear Herefordshire 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
Dear Sir,
Please find attached acknowledgement of your FOI request
Regards
Claire
Claire Jacobs
FOI / EIR Officer
Information Access Team
Corporate Support
Herefordshire Council
Plough Lane | PO Box 4 | Hereford HR4 OLE
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Dear Sir,
Please find attached response to your FOI request
Regards
Claire
Claire Jacobs
FOI / EIR Officer
Information Access Team
Corporate Support
Herefordshire Council
Plough Lane | PO Box 4 | Hereford HR4 OLE
“Any opinion expressed in this e-mail or any attached files are those of
the individual and not necessarily those of Herefordshire Council,
Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (HCCG), Wye Valley NHS Trust or
2gether NHS Foundation Trust. You should be aware that Herefordshire
Council, Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (HCCG), Wye Valley NHS
Trust & 2gether NHS Foundation Trust monitors its email service. This
e-mail and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the
use of the addressee. This communication may contain material protected by
law from being passed on. If you are not the intended recipient and have
received this e-mail in error, you are advised that any use,
dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please contact the
sender immediately and destroy all copies of it.”
Dear Claire Jacobs,
Many thanks for your response regarding our Freedom of Information Request. In response to our third question, you have provided that the type of placement orders were care orders. Please may I check the number of care orders that were given, as per our original request? I assume the answer will be 2 in line with your other responses, but would like to confirm.
Many thanks,
Zoe Carmichael
Business Analyst
Children and Families Across Borders
Dear Madam,
Thank you for your email.
In response to Question 3, I confirm that the response should read: 2 care orders
Regards
Information Access Team
Corporate Support
Herefordshire Council
Plough Lane | PO Box 4 | Hereford HR4 OLE
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