1.How many referrals have been made to your local authority’s social services mentioning concerns about fabricated or induced illness (FII) in a child for each of the financial years 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019?
Data on FII is not recorded in a reportable and extractable manner in our social care system. We may hold some information but to identify, locate and collate it would require a manual review of a significant number of case files, each one taking a considerable amount of time, therefore, as the total time needed would be in excess of the 18 hours allowed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Section 12 Cost of Compliance therefore we consider this information to be exempt.
2.How many families have been put on a child protection plan following concerns about fabricated or induced illness (FII) in a child for each of the financial years 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019?
Please see the answer to the previous question.
3.How many cases has your local authority taken to court as a result of concerns about fabricated or induced illness (FII) in a child for each of the financial years 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019?
4.How many children have been removed from their families following concerns about fabricated or induced illness (FII) in a child for each of the financial years 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019?
We hold some information for questions 3 and 4 but as disclosure may identify individuals and be in breach of their rights under Data Protection legislation we consider the information to be exempt under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Section 40 (2) Personal Data.