Policies and Procedures / Social Services - Child Adoption
Dear Bracknell Forest Borough Council,
Under the Freedom of information act please can you send to me electronic copies of
A The policies and procedures which relate to social services removing children from the care of their parents.
B The criteria which has to be fulfilled to make a child eligible for being adopted out of a parents care
C What psychological assessments are used on the parents? (or other assessments) and a copy of a blank version.
PLEASE NOTE FOR CLARITY SAKE:
This FOI is made by the following organisation and not by an individual
This FOI Request is made by the Advocacy Fund which is an organisation and not by an individual.
ICO Section 8 Guidance states:
In the case of a company, it is not necessary to provide the full registered name. It will be acceptable to provide another name which exists as a real entity, such as a trading name.
Also under the guidance an email address is considered sufficient under the DPA for an address.
FOR CLARITY:
The Advocacy Fund is the Name of the organisation that is managed by Advocati Massa Ltd (Reg In England), who appoints it officers. Both are Not for Profit Organisations.
Both are real names in law and this FOI request is therefore compliant with the FOI Act and section 8 Guidance.
Please Forward all Responses to our Information Officer
Yours faithfully
Jane Clearly
Information Officer
The Advocacy Fund
Dear Jane Clearly
Thank you for your request for information, below which was received by the Council (28/05/12) and I will deal with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly, and in any case no later than 20 working days (by 27/06/12) unless it is necessary to consider the public interest, in which case a full response must be provided within such a time as is reasonable in the circumstances and I will write to you again if this occurs.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will let you know. A fee notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.
Yours sincerely
Information Compliance Team
Legal Services
Corporate Services Department
Bracknell Forest Council
Tel: 01344 353071
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Email Only
Dear Jane Clearly
I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information which was received on 28th May 2012.
Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.
Request
Please can you send to me electronic copies of
A The policies and procedures which relate to social services
removing children from the care of their parents.
B The criteria which has to be fulfilled to make a child eligible
for being adopted out of a parents care
C What psychological assessments are used on the parents? (or other
assessments) and a copy of a blank version.
Response
A The decision to remove children from the care of their parents is taken
by a court. The Council do not hold a policy or procedure regarding
removing children from the care of their parents as this is governed by
the law.
B This information is not held as the criteria which are applied to decide
whether a child is eligible for being adopted is set out in law.
C The Council do not hold a proforma psychological assessment as these are
carried out by psychologists and are dependent on the circumstances.
If you have any queries about this matter please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should use the Comments, Compliments and Complaints procedure which
can be found at
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/your-...
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commission can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely
Sent on behalf of;
Nicola Thurloway
Solicitor
Information Compliance Team
Legal Services
Easthampstead House
Town Square
Bracknell
Berks
RG12 1AQ
Tel: 01344 352000
DD Tel: 01344 353071
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
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