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Record Ref : FOI 7306
Date Received : 21/05/2019
Date Completed : 19/06/2019
Organisation : Channel 5 News
Application Type : Media
Category : Child Protection
Question
Q1) Please give the name of your Local Authority? Q2) How many sets of twins were taken into care between the years 2010 – 2018? Q3) How many sets of twins were separated when taken into care, whether into foster care or a care home, at any point through their care journey between the years 2010 – 2018? (NB. please note we are asking how many sets of twins and not how many times. We are aware they could have been separated for a brief period and then reunited but please answer if separated at any point) Q4) How many sets of twins were kept in a 'long term placement' or 'long term foster care' separately from one and other through their care journey between the years 2010 – 2018? (NB. by Long-term care we mean that the care plan for the child is to remain in a specific fostering placement or care home, until reaching adulthood and leaving care, and/ or for the foreseeable future) Q5) How many sets of twins have since been adopted into separate families, after being taken into care between the years 2010 – 2018?
Answer
Q1) Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Q2) 5 Q3) 2 sets of twins Q4) 1 set of twins Q5) Nil