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been made in relation to their children’s care using the Freedom of Information process, (b) how many of these requests have been granted and (c) how many of these requests have been denied.
Ms Stephen-Smith: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
The below data includes parents and kinship carers requesting access to information about their children/family who have been involved with Children and Youth Protection Services. Note however this data does not solely include parents with children who have been removed from their care.
Data is collected by financial year.
a.
Time Period |
Applications received with the above criteria |
July 2015 – June 2016 |
16 |
July 2016 – June 2017 |
22 |
July 2017 – June 2018 |
11 |
July 2018 – June 2019 |
42 |
July 2019 – May 2020 |
16 |
b.
Time Period |
Applications granted in line with the Act |
July 2015 – June 2016: |
14 |
July 2016 – June 2017: |
18 |
July 2017 – June 2018: |
2 |
July 2018 – June 2019: |
27 |
July 2019 – May 2020: |
11 |
c.
Number |
Cause |
Detail |
July 2015 – June 2016 | ||
1 |
Withdrawn |
Information being sought was classified as sensitive under the Children and Young People Act 2008 i.e Child Concern Report |
1 |
Access Refused |
Child Concern Reports |
July 2016 – June 2017 | ||
2 |
Withdrawn |
Information being sought was classified as sensitive under the Children and Young People Act 2008 i.e. Child Concern Report or Accessed via a different avenue |
2 |
Access Refused |
Child Concern Reports |
July 2017 – June 2018 | ||
4 |
Invalid |
No ID being provided |
4 |
Withdrawn |
Informal or access information via a different avenue, e.g. informally |
1 |
Access Refused |
Child Concern Reports. |
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