Payments to Adoptive Parents

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Avril Williams

Dear Peterborough City Council,

Please can you quantify your Council's expenditure during the 2010-2011 financial year on EACH of the following, -

First, Adopted Child Support Allowance

Second, Grants to Adoptive Parents to purchase furniture,
equipment, etc, prior to the adopted children's arrival.

Third, prospective Adoptive Parents expenses, e.g, mileage,
reimbursement of loss of earnings when attending Court, meals and hotel accommodation when visiting a prospective adoptive child in its Foster Home, etc.

Each Council will have its own rules in respect of allowable
expenses.

Yours faithfully,

A Williams

Dear Peterborough City Council,

Your provision of requested information is now 17 DAYS OVERDUE.

By law, it SHOULD have arrived by 2nd August

Yours faithfully,

A Williams

Freedom of Information Mailbox, Peterborough City Council

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your email dated the 19th August 2011.  I can confirm
that you were responded to on the 19th July 2011 and again on the 29th
July 2011 from which sought further clarification.

I can confirm that the figure of £21,311 relates to reimbursement of
expenses as stated and these include reimbursement of any legal expenses
of adoptors.

The entries on the authority's ledgers that were reviewed in respect of
your enquiry indicate that these reimbursements were for legal and non
legal costs.

I hope the above response answers your query.

Kind regards

Sally Gammons

Compliance Officer (Information)

Legal and Governance

Chief Executive's Department

Peterborough City Council, Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1HQ

 

[email address]

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Telephone: 01733 452294

Fax: 01733 452515

 

To find out more about Peterborough City Council please go to:
www.peterborough.gov.uk

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Avril Williams [mailto:[FOI #78569 email]]
Sent: 19 August 2011 16:58
To: Freedom of Information Mailbox
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Payments to Adoptive Parents

     Dear Peterborough City Council,

    

     Your provision of requested information is now 17 DAYS
OVERDUE.

    

     By law, it SHOULD have arrived by 2nd August

     

     Yours faithfully,

    

     A Williams

    

    

    

    
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Dear Freedom of Information Mailbox,

Peterborough City Council paid -L-21,311.96 to new adoptive parents for the reimbursement of expenses incurred and settling in grants during the financial year 2010/2011.

Peterborough City Council paid -L-6,274.11 on costs relating to travel, accommodation and subsistence of prospective adopters visiting children for adoption introduction purposes.
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Is the £6,274.11 in Paragraph 2 in addition to, or part of, the £21,311.96 in Paragraph 1?

I'm compiling a report therefore I need to try to get my facts correct.

Yours sincerely,

A Williams

Freedom of Information Mailbox, Peterborough City Council

Good afternoon

Further to your email of 22 August 2011 I can confirm that the £6,274.11 in Paragraph 2 in addition to the £21,311.96 in Paragraph 1?

If you have any further queries please let us know.

Kind Regards

Sally Gammons
Freedom of Information Team
Peterborough City Council, Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1HQ

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Telephone: 01733 747474
Fax: 01733 452515

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-----Original Message-----
From: Avril Williams [mailto:[FOI #78569 email]]
Sent: 22 August 2011 14:39
To: Freedom of Information Mailbox
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Payments to Adoptive Parents

Dear Freedom of Information Mailbox,

Peterborough City Council paid -L-21,311.96 to new adoptive parents
for the reimbursement of expenses incurred and settling in grants
during the financial year 2010/2011.

Peterborough City Council paid -L-6,274.11 on costs relating to
travel, accommodation and subsistence of prospective adopters
visiting children for adoption introduction purposes.
---------------------------------------------------

Is the £6,274.11 in Paragraph 2 in addition to, or part of, the
£21,311.96 in Paragraph 1?

I'm compiling a report therefore I need to try to get my facts
correct.

Yours sincerely,

A Williams

-----Original Message-----

Good afternoon,



Thank you for your email dated the 19th August 2011.  I can
confirm
that you were responded to on the 19th July 2011 and again on the
29th
July 2011 from which sought further clarification.



I can confirm that the figure of £21,311 relates to reimbursement
of
expenses as stated and these include reimbursement of any legal
expenses
of adoptors.



The entries on the authority's ledgers that were reviewed in
respect of
your enquiry indicate that these reimbursements were for legal and
non
legal costs.



I hope the above response answers your query.



Kind regards





Sally Gammons

Compliance Officer (Information)

Legal and Governance

Chief Executive's Department

Peterborough City Council, Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough,
PE1 1HQ

 

[email address]

[email address]

Telephone: 01733 452294

Fax: 01733 452515

 

To find out more about Peterborough City Council please go to:
www.peterborough.gov.uk

 

Please consider the environment before printing this email

 

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Avril Williams left an annotation ()

Peterborough Council added its initial reply to THIS question, to an earlier question about Maintenance Allowances - which has caused ME confusion, let alone anytone else