In relation to children’s placement demand, sufficiency, and associated costs within your authority.
Please provide the following information for the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 (year to date).
Due to the way information is held, we can only report on Actual placements at a point in time. Information is reported as at 13th April which is the current snapshot.
1. Current Placement Demand and Sufficiency
Please provide, where recorded:
The number of children and young people currently requiring placement in:
– Children’s residential homes
As at 13/4/26 there are 128 children in care who live in OFSTED registered childrens homes
– Supported accommodation (including 16-17 year olds)
As at 13/3/26 there are 66 young people (16 and 17 year olds) living in OFSTED registered Supported Accommodation
– Residential family assessment placements
As at 13/4/26 There are currently 5 children and families accessing Family Assessment provision
– The number of children and young people currently awaiting placement or awaiting a suitable placement
As at 13/4/26 there were 5 children in unregulated provision of whom 3 have a date to move to registered accommodation
– The number of children currently placed outside the local authority area
28% of children in care are placed outside Devon.
– The number of placements made on an emergency or same-day basis
Over the last 12 months there have been an average of 20 occasions per month when a request for a same day move has been made.
2. Placement Type and Regulatory Status
Please provide, where recorded:
The number of children placed in:
– Registered children’s homes
As at 13/4/26 there are 128 children in care who live in OFSTED registered childrens homes.
– Settings not registered with Ofsted as children’s homes where such registration would ordinarily be required
As at 13/4/26 there were 5 children in unregulated provision of whom 3 have a date to move to registered accommodation
– The number of children placed in supported accommodation (16-17 year olds)
As at 13/3/26 there are 66 young people (16 and 17 year olds) living in OFSTED registered Supported Accommodation
– Where recorded, the number of those placements with providers that are:
– Registered under the supported accommodation framework
We do not have a framework for Supported Accommodation for 16 and 17 year old children in care
As at 13/3/26 there are 66 young people (16 and 17 year olds) kiving in OFSTED registered Supported Accommodation
– Not registered under the supported accommodation framework
All of the Supported Accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds is currently spot purchased.
As at 13/3/26 there are 66 young people (16 and 17 year olds) kiving in OFSTED registered Supported Accommodation.
3. Placement Activity
Please provide the total number of placements commissioned in each year, broken down by:
– Children’s residential homes
Devon County Council dos not hold this information. This is because information is not collected as a cumulative number of placements made in any period.
– Supported accommodation
Devon County Council dos not hold this information. This is because information is not collected as a cumulative number of placements made in any period.
– Residential family assessment placements
Devon County Council dos not hold this information. This is because information is not collected as a cumulative number of placements made in any period.
4. Placement Costs
Please provide, where recorded, the average weekly cost for:
– Children’s residential placements
2023/24: £5,600
2024/25: £6,781
– Supported accommodation
2023/24: £3,079
2024/25: £3,188
– Residential family assessment placements
2023/24: £3,630
2024/25: £6,440
– Soo placements
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
– Placements with 2:1 staffing support
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
– Solo placements with at least 2:1 staffing support
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
– Placements with enhanced or higher staffing ratios (for example 3:1 or above)
Devon County Council does not hold this information.