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Thank you.

Dear A Freeman

I am writing in response to your request for information received by the House of Lords administration on 30 September.

The House of Lords administration; like any public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, can only respond to requests for recorded information which is held at the time of the request. The House administration does not hold any information pertaining to "a decline in Childrens' Services" for its own purposes as this is not a function of the administration. However if the matter has been discussed by Members of the House of Lords as a part of Parliamentary business this will be published in Hansard. Hansard is searchable and can be accessed online by following the link below.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa...

In addition you have sought from us a response to a Freedom of Information request made to Kent County Council. The House of Lords administration does not hold any information relating to this issue. Kent County Council is the relevant public authority for this request.

If you wish to find out more about making an FOI request please follow the link below to a guidance document produced by the Information Commissioner's Office. http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/l...

Yours sincerely

Alex Daybank
Information Compliance Manager
House of Lords
[House of Lords request email]

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