Unexplained Fractures in Babies

The request was refused by Tower Hamlets Borough Council.

Dear Tower Hamlets Borough Council,

Please could you provide all statistical data you hold broken down year by year, in relation to Care Proceedings which commenced due to unexplained fractures in babies, going back from 2011 to whatever date is reasonable.

I am particularly interested in

1. The age of the child at the time of injury.
2. Name of the Hospital
3. Whether the Fractures had an organic explanation. (If so what was the cause eg. Brittle bones, Vitamin D deficiency etc)
4. Whether the Fractures were recorded as non accidental.
5. Whether a criminal trial ensued.
6. Whether the child was adopted.
7. Whether the child died from the injuries.
8. How many siblings of the injured child were removed from the parents.

I appreciate that it may not be possible to provide all the above listed information however I would be grateful to receive whatever information you have available and signposting towards other organisations who may hold the relevant data.

Yours faithfully,

B McKenzie

Ayesha Begum, Tower Hamlets Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

 

Thank you for your email.

 

Your request is being considered and if the information is held you will
receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20
working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to
the information not being exempt.

If the time taken to meet your request is likely to exceed 18 hours, we
will contact you and ask you amend your request to bring it below this
time limit. We will assist you with suggestions of how this might be
achieved.

 

I may also contact you if the request needs to be clarified; this is to
ensure that we provide you with the information you require.

 

Please note that some information you have requested may not be provided
to you; this will only be information that can be withheld by law.  In
most cases the reasons will be explained to you along with your copy of
any information that can be released to you.

 

Yours faithfully,

Ayesha Begum

Apprentice

Information Governance Team

Legal Services,

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

6th Floor, Mulberry Place,

5 Clove Crescent

London E14 2BG

Tel : 0207 364 4932

 

 

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Redouane Serroukh, Tower Hamlets Borough Council

 

Dear B McKenzie

 

Freedom of Information Requrest: IGT_FOI_10_ 5288 - Unexplained Fractures
In Babies

 

Your request for information dated 10^th October 2011 has now been
considered and the Council has decided that your request for information
will not be processed on the grounds of cost.

 

The information requested is not entirely held by the council and would
not be held in a format that will allow us to extract the data you are
looking for. As a result the request will not be processes on the grounds
of cost.

 

It is estimated that the cost of locating and retrieving the information
requested calculated according to the government’s Freedom of Information
(Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004 would cost in excess of
£16,250 which is above the upper limit of £450 set in the Regulations.

 

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 this letter acts as
a Refusal Notice.

 

The information requested is stored in individual case files. To retrieve
the information requested, it would mean having to go through every case
file to determine the details of the case and whether an unexplained
fracture occurred to a baby. This information would also need to be cross
checked against hospital records.

 

I am sorry that your request could not be fully met on this occasion.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Redouane Serroukh
Information Governance Officer

London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 2BG

 

Tel: 020 7364 6570
Email: [1][email address]

 

 

 

You have the right to complain to the Council about this decision.  If you
wish to do this please write to:

 

Corporate Complaints Unit

Tower Hamlets Town Hall

Mulberry Place

5 Clove Crescent

London E14 2BG

 

If you are subsequently not satisfied with the Council’s response to your
complaint you have a right of appeal to the independent Information
Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

[2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

 

Further information about the operation of the act is available from the
council’s website [3]www.towerhamlets.gov.uk and the information leaflet
in public reception areas in Council buildings.

 

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