Unregulated Accomodation

1. On how many separate occasions has Devon County Council housed looked after children (under the age of 16) in short term, emergency, unregulated accommodation?

110.

Please note, this is the number of occasions children were living in unregulated accommodation types, as per the 903 looked after children’s return – Z1 – Other and H5 – Semi-independent living accommodation, not subject to children’s homes regulations. We cannot distinguish more specifically if this was a ‘short term emergency’ placement type.

2. How many individuals did that relate to?

81

3. How many days in total did it amount to?

4281

4. What was the total spend on support agencies over the past 12 months for this?

£5,638,000.00

Please note we have responded to all questions under the time period of 01/04/22 – 31/03/23 due to available data