Risk of Emotional Harm
Advocacy Fund 4 made this Freedom of Information request to Wandsworth Borough Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Wandsworth Borough Council,
How many children taken into care cases have in the last three
years:
1. Resulted in long term care (long term being 1 year plus)
2. Adoption
As a result of assessment of the child being at risk of future
emotional harm where
A. There were no issues of physical neglect or harm
B. Where there were some other parenting concerns such as parental
physical or mental health issue, but
C. There were no other substantive issues
The substance of this FOI is where care or adoptions were
undertaken where there were primarily future risks only.
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.
http://advocacy-fund.org
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 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.
Responses should be made to
Jane Clearly, Information Officer, The Advocacy Fund
Yours faithfully,
Advocacy Fund 4
Freedom of Information Act request - 2012/5975 - Children taken into care
Thank you for your request for information received on 27/03/2012.
This will be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Regards
Corporate Information Management Team
[Wandsworth Council request email]
020 8871 8119
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Freedom of Information Act request – 2012/5975 - Children taken into care
Dear Ms Clearly,
Thank you for your request for information received on 27/03/2012 and
concerning children being taken into care. This is being handled under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am writing to you to ask you clarify your request. This is because we
are not sure that we have understood your request correctly and we need
further information to identify and locate the information requested.
I understand you wish to receive information on the number of children
taken into care cases which have resulted in long-term care and adoption.
Our proposed response would read your parts A,B and C conjunctively to
provide two figures:
1. The number of children taken into care cases in the last three
years where as a result of assessment of the child being at risk of future
emotional harm and where there were no issues of physical neglect or harm
or other substantive issues, but where there were some other parenting
concerns such as parental physical or mental health issue which have
resulted in:
i.
Adoption X
ii.
Long-term care Y
I would be grateful if you could confirm that this is the correct
interpretation of your enquiry, or advise me accordingly.
Please note that your request will be placed on hold until we have
received clarification of this. Once we receive this we will continue to
process your request.
Kind regards,
Andrew Powell
Temporary Information Management Officer
Corporate Information Management Team
[Wandsworth Council request email]
Freedom of Information Act request – 2012/5975 - Children taken into care
Dear Ms Clearly,
Please see the request for clarification regarding your Freedom of
Information request below. We have not yet received confirmation that we
have interpreted your request correctly, or additional clarification
regarding the information you are asking for.
Please confirm that we have interpreted of your query correctly or advise
us accordingly. If we do not receive the required clarification by 2nd
July 2012 we shall consider your request withdrawn.
Regards,
James De Cort
Information Management Officer
[1][Wandsworth Council request email]
020 8871 8119
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Sent: 20 April 2012 14:51
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Subject: Freedom of Information Act request – 2012/5975 - Children taken
into care
Freedom of Information Act request – 2012/5975 - Children taken into care
Dear Ms Clearly,
Thank you for your request for information received on 27/03/2012 and
concerning children being taken into care. This is being handled under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am writing to you to ask you clarify your request. This is because we
are not sure that we have understood your request correctly and we need
further information to identify and locate the information requested.
I understand you wish to receive information on the number of children
taken into care cases which have resulted in long-term care and adoption.
Our proposed response would read your parts A,B and C conjunctively to
provide two figures:
1. The number of children taken into care cases in the last three
years where as a result of assessment of the child being at risk of future
emotional harm and where there were no issues of physical neglect or harm
or other substantive issues, but where there were some other parenting
concerns such as parental physical or mental health issue which have
resulted in:
i.
Adoption X
ii.
Long-term care Y
I would be grateful if you could confirm that this is the correct
interpretation of your enquiry, or advise me accordingly.
Please note that your request will be placed on hold until we have
received clarification of this. Once we receive this we will continue to
process your request.
Kind regards,
Andrew Powell
Temporary Information Management Officer
Corporate Information Management Team
[2][Wandsworth Council request email]
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