Why aren't Torbay Council allowed to take a child if they are not registered at birth.

Waiting for an internal review by Torbay Borough Council of their handling of this request.

Dear Torbay Borough Council,

Why is the local authority allowed to take a child from you if registered at birth.

ALSO

Why arent they if not registered at birth.

For your information you replied that you are not allowed to take a child if they are not registered at birth.. Here is your original answer to someone elses request , below.
However I am trying to ascertain the reasons why you arent allowed and the difference about registering and not registering, see below:

Torbay Borough Council

29 March 2010
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Dear Ms Goldsmith

Further to your request received on 25 March 2010, I confirm that Torbay
Council has completed its search for the information that you requested.

This information is as follows:

1) If a parent has not registered a child's birth, does Torbay Council
have any ability/right to forcibly remove that child from

the parents' care without a parent's permission?

No.

Please explain the difference

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Dee

Torbay Borough Council

Dear Jamie Dee

Thank you for your request for information.

Although you have made your request under the Freedom of Information
Act, I do not believe that this is a request for recorded information
but is in fact requesting an explanation for something. Therefore, I
have passed your enquiry to the Legal Services Department and will ask
them to contact you directly within 10 working days.

To clarify, this is not being dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Vicky Wills

Information Governance Officer

Torbay Council

Email: [email address]

Phone: 01803 207467

Mail: Information Governance, Torbay Council, Town Hall, Castle Circus,
Torquay, TQ1 3DR

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Dear Torbay Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Torbay Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Why aren't Torbay Council allowed to take a child if they are not registered at birth.'

They passed this on to their legal dept and i was advised to wait 10 days for a response.

I am still waiting for this, please act on this asap.

Thankyou

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/wh...

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Dee

Torbay Borough Council

Dear Mr Dee

I am advised that my colleagues that deal with Freedom of Information
requests have already advised you that your recent request does not fall
within the Freedom of Information Act, as it does not seek recorded
information.

I take the view that to provide a response to your questions would
amount to the provision of legal advice, which the internal Legal Services
team are not able to provide to the public.

Other than this e-mail therefore, no further response will be given to
your request.

Yours faithfully

Anne-Marie Bond

Executive Head of Commercial Services

Torbay Council

Civic Office, Castle Circus Torquay, TQ1 3DR

Tel : 01803 20 7160

Fax: 01803 207153

e-mail : [email address]

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Dear Torbay Borough Council

Why are you being obstructive in answering a simple question?

Let me just clarify my question, If a parent of a child does not register their child at birth you are not allowed to take them from their parents - this was confirmed by Torbay Council previously.

SO why arent Torbay Council allowed to take a child if its birth is not registered

Very simple question, dont you think?

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Dee

Dear Torbay Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Torbay Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Why aren't Torbay Council allowed to take a child if they are not registered at birth.'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/wh...

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Dee

Torbay Borough Council

Dear Mr Dee

I have been asked to respond to your email dated 15 November 2011. I
wish to clarify that your request does not constitute a request under
the FOIA 2000 and therefore an internal review is not required. Your
request is an enquiry involving the Council's legal procedure as you do
not seek recorded information. The Council is obliged to comply with
the relevant legislation.

If you need to know the law relating to this subject, may I suggest you
seek your own independent legal advice.

Yours sincerely,

Jayne Wills
Senior Solicitor
Information Compliance,
Claims and Insurance
T. 01803 207177
F. 01803 207042

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Dear Torbay Borough Council,

Why dont you explain to me after all you are a public servant.

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Dee