Section 47 enquiries or investigations relating to puberty blockers
Received: 9 April 2025
From: Mollie Malone (request-1267852-ea9b4c51@whatdotheyknow.com) Sent: 08 April 2025 18:35To: Freedom of Information Act (foi@barnet.gov.uk)Subject: Freedom of Information request - Section 47 enquiries or investigations, puberty blocker access for children[You don't often get email from request-1267852-ea9b4c51@whatdotheyknow.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]** Warning External Email **Dear Barnet Borough Council,Please see a Freedom of Information request on Section 47 enquiries or investigations relating to puberty blockers.If you have any queries please let me know at your earliest convenience.1. Please confirm whether your local authority has issued/commenced a Section 47 enquiry or investigation as per the Children's Act of 1989 concerning a child and/or their parents/guardian in relation to overseas access to puberty blockers since May 2024.2. If yes, please list the total number of Section 47 investigations or enquiries concerning overseas access to puberty blockers, since May 2024.- I am aware that there may be anonymity concerns. In cases where too few Section 47 orders have been issued, for example <5, please simply state whether they have been issued or not as per question (1)3. If yes to question (1), where possible, please confirm whether the child was:Aged 0-10Aged 11 or above4. Please confirm whether your local authority has issued/commenced a Section 47 enquiry or investigation as per the Children's Act of 1989 concerning a child and/or their parents/guardian in relation to access to puberty blockers in the UK since May 2024.5. If yes, please list the total number of Section 47 investigation or enquiries concerning access to puberty blockers in the UK, since May 2024:- I am aware that there may be anonymity concerns. In cases where too few Section 47 orders have been issued, for example <5, please simply state whether they have been issued or not as per question (4)6. If yes to question (4), where possible, please confirm whether the child was:Aged 0-10Aged 11 or aboveYours faithfully,Mollie Malone
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