Dear Anna Davis

Thank you for your request for information, below, which was received by the Council ( 07/03/2022) and we will answer your request 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 04/04 /2022) 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.

The Council is fully utilising its facilities in order to complete all freedom information requests and subject access requests within the statutory time scale. However, whilst we are making every effort to fulfil every request, it is acknowledged both by the Council and the ICO that sometimes other pressures will have to take priority during this difficult time and people may experience unavoidable delays to their FOI and SAR response times. We thank you for your patience in this challenging time.

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
Delivery
Bracknell Forest Council
Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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From: [1][email address]

Sent:  4^th April 2022

Subject: Freedom of Information response No: 892

Dear Anna Davis

I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information.

Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.

REQUEST

1a) For each of the years listed, please specify how many interim managers
at Assistant Director level or above has the council employed in
Children’s Services (directly or via an agency) : 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,
2021, 2022 (to 1 March)

For the 2021-22 financial year we have spent £125,772.00

1b) Please also specify how many interim managers at Assistant Director
level or above has the council employed in Children’s Services (directly
or via an agency) in total between the years 2017- 1 March 2022 inclusive?

For the 2020-21 financial year we have spent £22,662.00

2)  For each of the years listed, please specify how much the council has
spent on interim managers at Assistant Director Level or above in
Children’s services (directly or via an agency): In 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020, 2021, 2022 (to 1 March)

None for the other financial years starting in 2017.

3) In total, how much has the council been ordered to pay out in awards
for human rights’ breaches to children, their parents, family members and
carers who have been involved in family court proceedings in each of the
following calendar years (not financial years):  2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,
2021, 2022 (to 1 March)

None

4) How many removals of newborns from their birth parents, within the
first two weeks of birth, has the local authority done in each of the
following calendar years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020, 2021, 2022 (to 1 March)

These figures run from financial years from 1^st April to end of March the
following year

2011/12 – 3

2012/13 – 3

2013/14 – 7

2014/15 – 2

2015/16 – 4

2016/17 – 5

2017/18 – 9

2018/19 – 4

2019/20 – 9

2020/21 – 4

2021/up to end of Feb 2022 - 5

RESPONSE

You may also find it helpful to refer to our web page
[2]https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/busi...
which contains other helpful information as well.

If you have any queries about this matter please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Please note that your request may itself be the subject of a FOI request
and will be disclosed in that event.

Bracknell Forest council now considers that it has complied with your
request. However, you have a right to appeal if you are dissatisfied with
our response. Requests for an internal review must be made in writing, and
within 40 calendar days of this response being issued to you. When
requesting an internal review, please include your reference number, the
date of your original request and your contact details. Please also
include an explanation of why you are dissatisfied with our response.
Requests for an internal review should be sent to:
[3][Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]

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

Information Management Team

Legal Services
Service Delivery
Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [4][email address]
Web: [5]www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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