looked after children
Dear Sir or Madam,
Under the freedom of information act I would like to know numerical
statistics in order by year during the period of 1998 to 2008 (or
as far back as you can go without charging me) for the following;
1) how many children were taken into local authority care on
interim care orders and emergency protection orders under the
catagory of emotional harm during the above period ? i do not wish
you to include any children for any other catagories of harm/abuse.
2)Out of these children who were taken into care for emotional harm
how many of them were specifically for domestic violence between
their parents? again i do not wish you to include children who had
violence directed at them as that would fall into a different
catagory being physical abuse.
3)Out of these children who were put into care for domestic
violence how many were returned to family or extended family ?
4)Out of these how many children were put on full care orders?
5)of the children put on full care orders how many were adopted
during these periods.
Yours faithfully,
Angela Wileman
October 2, 2009
Person Dealing: Andrea Hughson
Direct Dial: 01597 829418
Dear Ms. Wileman,
FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000
Reference No: F-2009-00389
Thank you for your request for information, received on October 1, 2009,
in which you requested details of the following:
During the period 1998 to 2008:
1) How many children were taken into local authority care on interim care
orders and emergency protection orders under the category of emotional
harm during the above period?
2) Out of these children who were taken into care for emotional harm how
many of them were specifically for domestic violence between their
parents?
3) Out of these children who were put into care for domestic violence how
many were returned to family or extended family?
4) Out of these, how many children were put on full care orders?
5) Of the children put on full care orders how many were adopted during
these periods.
Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject
to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
party. In some circumstances Powys County Council may be unable to achieve
this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised
time-scale at the earliest opportunity.
There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and
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possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.
The due date for responding to this request for information is October 29,
2009.
Should you need to discuss this further please contact the officer dealing
with your request as identified at the beginning of this letter or
Information Management on 01597 825013.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Powys County Council.
Yours sincerely,
Andrea Hughson
Rheolwr Cofnodion a Chydymffurfiaeth
Records & Compliance Manager
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Powys County Council
Information Management
Unit 29,
Ddole Road Enterprise Park
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 6DF
01597 825013
October 22, 2009
Person Dealing: Andrea Hughson
Direct Dial: 01597 829418
Dear Ms. Wileman,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
Reference No: F-2009-00389
Thank you for your request for information dated October 1, 2009
requesting:
During the period 1998 to 2008:
1) how many children were taken into local authority care on interim care
orders and emergency protection orders under the category of emotional
harm during the above period
2) Out of these children who were taken into care for emotional harm how
many of them were specifically for domestic violence between their
parents?
3) Out of these children who were put into care for domestic violence how
many were returned to family or extended family ?
4) Out of these how many children were put on full care orders?
5) Of the children put on full care orders how many were adopted during
these periods.
This is to inform you that your request has been considered but
unfortunately the information you have requested relating to the number of
children taken into care under the category of emotional harm, is not
recorded as a category by this Authority.
Powys County Council records the following categories which is reported to
and published by the Welsh Data Unit:
Abuse /neglect
Disability
Parental illness/disability
Family acute stress
Family dysfunction
Socially un-acceptable behaviour
Low Income
Absent parenting
Adoption disruption.
The information relating to the years 01/02, 02/03, 03/04, 04/05, 06/07,
07/08 and 08/09 is accessible on the Data Unit Wales website and can be
accessed via the following link:
http://dissemination.dataunitwales.gov.u...
I regret we are unable to fulfil your information requirements at this
time. This request is complete and shall be closed immediately. Should any
further information be requested regarding this topic, a separate request
will need to be submitted.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Powys County Council.
Yours sincerely,
Andrea Hughson
Rheolwr Cofnodion a Chydymffurfiaeth
Records & Compliance Manager
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