Policies and Procedures / Social Services - Child Adoption
Dear Bath and North East Somerset 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 The Advocacy Fund,
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your recent request for information regarding Social
Services’ policies and procedures relating to child adoption as set out in
your email below. Your request is now being dealt with under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 a public authority has to
respond within 20 working days. Accordingly you will receive our full
response in due course.
Yours sincerely
Laura Manning
Information Governance Officer
Risk and Assurance Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Telephone: 01225 396872
Facsimile: 01225 477387
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Dear Ms Clearly
Thank you for your recent request for information. I apologise for the
delay in responding to your request. Please find enclosed the information
you are entitled to receive under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I trust that we have answered your queries, however if you have any
further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
If you are unhappy with the response to your request, you may ask for an
internal review within 40 working days of receipt of this request. Please
contact the Divisional Director – Risk and Assurance Services, Mr Jeff
Wring at the Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW
[1]mailto:[email address].
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to appeal directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
[2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Please note that we have not, by way of this disclosure, granted any
permission for you to reuse or further publish the information disclosed
to you. Please refer to the attached disclaimer regarding reuse.
Yours sincerely
Amy Ogborne
Information Compliance Manager
Risk and Assurance Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Telephone: 01225 396872
Facsimile: 01225 477387
[3]www.bathnes.gov.uk
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