Non-local authority fostering providers
Dear Essex County Council,
Could you please provide me with the following information for the period 01 April 2014 -31 March 2015:
(a) the number of children placed by the local authority with non-local authority foster providers;
(b) the names of those providers
(c) the number of placements made with each provider;
(d) the total amount paid by the local authority to each of those providers.
Yours faithfully,
Ray Russell
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your recent request for information which has been received by Essex County Council.
Your request is covered by the Freedom of Information Act, under which we must respond within 20 working days.
We will determine and let you know whether we hold the information you have requested and consider whether we are able to release the information or if it is exempt from disclosure.
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Yours sincerely,
Your Right To Know
Transparency Team
Essex County Council
T: 033301 38989
E: [email address]
W: www.essex.gov.uk
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Yours sincerely,
Your Right To Know
Transparency Team
Essex County Council
T: 033301 38989
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Dear Essex County Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Essex County Council's handling of my FOI request 'Non-local authority fostering providers'.
It is impossible to understand how you can keep clear and transparent accounts acceptable to the auditors and to the various external providers if you are unable to say how many children have been placed with each of them. Other authorities have had no difficulty providing this information; it is incomprehensible that you should be unable to.
Furthermore, of the 718,021 pounds you quoted for the 30 Asylum Seekers how much came from the Home Office?
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/n...
Yours faithfully,
Ray Russell
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your request to review our handling of your recent request for information reference ECC-066467-16, which was received by Essex County Council on 6th April 2016.
Your request is covered by our Review Procedure and we endeavour to respond within 20 working days.
We will review the handling of your request and respond with our formal decision on the aspects you have asked us to address.
Please contact me if you would like further advice or assistance about your request, review or your right to access information held by Essex County Council.
Yours sincerely,
Your Right To Know
Transparency Team
Essex County Council
T: 033301 38989
E: [email address]
W: www.essex.gov.uk
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