Pre-Action Breach of Duty Allegations - Find a freedom of information request

Request

In 2020, how many pre-action protocol letters before claim for judicial review did the Council receive concerning alleged failure to meet local authority statutory duties under section 42 of the 2014 Children & Families Act?

Please provide the number of such letters before claim received by the council during the following periods:

 

1. 18 March 2020 to 7 April 2020.

 

2. 8 April 2020 to 1 May 2020.

 

3. 1 August 2020 to 31 December 2020.

 

I do not require any specific detail from the letters before claim, or any information on outcomes - purely the number of pre-action protocol letters that the council received in the time periods specified above.

Decision

The Authority did not receive any pre-action letters alleging a breach of the duty under section 42 of the 2014 Children & Families Act during 2020.

Reference number
962754
Date request received
08 February 2021
Date of decision
17 February 2021