Does your local authority have an Independent Visitor service?
Yes.
If you selected yes, is the service run internally or externally?
Externally.
If your service is external, who is your provider?
National Youth Advocacy Service
Is your service spot purchase?
No.
Does your Independent Visitor service have a maximum agreed number of matches at any one time?
Yes.
If yes, what is the maximum agreed number of matches for your service at any one time?
2021/22 – 50 matches
2022/23 – 60 matches
How many children up to 18 years are currently matched with an Independent Visitor?
48
Please note that there are 48 children and young people up to age 18 who are matched with an IV, but all the other demographic information for children and young people matched with an IV adds up to 50. This is because there are 2 children and young people over 18 who continue to be matched with their IV as part of their transition into adulthood.
How many children up to 18 years have been referred and are waiting to be matched?
9
How many children currently matched are out of county?
12
How many children currently waiting are out of county?
2
What are the eligibility criteria for children/young people receiving your Independent Visitor service?
Best interests of the child/young person (Section 23ZB Children Act)
Limited or no contact with birth family (repealed Section 17 Children Act)
Does the local authority restrict access to Independent Visitors beyond the legal criteria listed above?
Yes.
If you answered yes to the question above, please select the groups of children/young people that are excluded from your IV service. (This question relates to restricting access, not prioritising the order of IV allocation.)
Children and young people placed out of county/area – No.
Children and young people at risk of exploitation – No.
Minimum age – Yes.
Other excluded group – No.
How many current matches are funded for young people aged 18 years to 25 years?
Six.
Children and Young People Matched with an Independent Visitor.
Please provide a breakdown of gender, ethnicity, age and disability of children and young people currently matched with an Independent Visitor.
Gender
| Male | 28 |
| Female | 20 |
| Other (This includes: transgender, non-binary, gender neutral, agender, pangender, genderqueer and any other gender identity). | * |
* Please note, an asterisk * denotes information that, if disclosed, would contravene the first data protection principle of the Data Protection Act 2018, by making the (name group of people) identifiable. As such, S40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data) is applied and this information is exempt.
Ethnicity
| White (English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British, Irish) | 46 |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic group (White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian or any other Mixed or Multiple ethnic background) | * |
| Asian or Asian British (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese or any other Asian background) | 0 |
| Black, African, Caribbean or Black British (African, Caribbean or any other Black, African or Caribbean background) | 0 |
| Other ethnic groups (Arab or any other ethnic groups) | * |
* Please note, an asterisk * denotes information that, if disclosed, would contravene the first data protection principle of the Data Protection Act 2018, by making the (name group of people) identifiable. As such, S40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data) is applied and this information is exempt.
Disability
9.
Age Group
| 5 – 8 years | * |
| 9 – 11 years | 10 |
| 12 – 14 years | 17 |
| 15 – 17 years | 15 |
| 18 – 20 years | 6 |
| 21+ years | 0 |
* Please note, an asterisk * denotes information that, if disclosed, would contravene the first data protection principle of the Data Protection Act 2018, by making the (name group of people) identifiable. As such, S40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data) is applied and this information is exempt.
How many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people are matched with an Independent Visitor?
We consider this information is exempt under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data).
Devon County Council are not obliged to provide information that is the personal information of another person if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the Data Protection Act 2018.
In this instance we believe that the release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore section 40(2) is applied.
Children and Young People waiting to be matched with an Independent Visitor.
Please provide a breakdown of gender, ethnicity, age and disability of children and young people currently waiting to be matched with an Independent Visitor.
Gender
| Male | * |
| Female | * |
| Other (This includes: transgender, non-binary, gender neutral, agender, pangender, genderqueer and any other gender identity). | 0 |
* Please note, an asterisk * denotes information that, if disclosed, would contravene the first data protection principle of the Data Protection Act 2018, by making the (name group of people) identifiable. As such, S40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data) is applied and this information is exempt.
Ethnicity
| White (English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British, Irish) | 9 |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic group (White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian or any other Mixed or Multiple ethnic background) | 0 |
| Asian or Asian British (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese or any other Asian background) | 0 |
| Black, African, Caribbean or Black British (African, Caribbean or any other Black, African or Caribbean background) | 0 |
| Other ethnic groups (Arab or any other ethnic groups) | 0 |
Disability
4 children and young people.
Age Group
| 5 – 8 years | 0 |
| 9 – 11 years | * |
| 12 – 14 years | * |
| 15 – 17 years | 5 |
| 18 – 20 years | 0 |
| 21+ years | 0 |
* Please note, an asterisk * denotes information that, if disclosed, would contravene the first data protection principle of the Data Protection Act 2018, by making the (name group of people) identifiable. As such, S40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data) is applied and this information is exempt.
How many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people are waiting to be matched with an Independent Visitor?
0
Independent Visitors (Volunteers) matched with children and young people.
Please provide a breakdown of gender, ethnicity, age and disability of Independent Visitors currently matched with a child/young person.
Gender
| Male | 17 |
| Female | 33 |
| Other (This includes: transgender, non-binary, gender neutral, agender, pangender, genderqueer and any other gender identity). | 0 |
Ethnicity
| White (English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British, Irish) | 45 |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic group (White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian or any other Mixed or Multiple ethnic background) | 0 |
| Asian or Asian British (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese or any other Asian background) | 0 |
| Black, African, Caribbean or Black British (African, Caribbean or any other Black, African or Caribbean background) | * |
| Other ethnic groups |
* |
* Please note, an asterisk * denotes information that, if disclosed, would contravene the first data protection principle of the Data Protection Act 2018, by making the (name group of people) identifiable. As such, S40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data) is applied and this information is exempt.
Disability
0.
Age Group
| 21 – 30 years | 5 |
| 31 – 40 years | 9 |
| 41 – 50 years | 8 |
| 51 – 60 years | 12 |
| 61+ | 16 |
| Unknown age | 0 |
Independent Visitors (Volunteers) waiting to be matched with children and young people.
Please provide a breakdown of gender, ethnicity, age and disability of Independent Visitors waiting to be matched with a child/young person.
Gender
| Male | * |
| Female | * |
| Other (This includes: transgender, non-binary, gender neutral, agender, pangender, genderqueer and any other gender identity). | 0 |
* Please note, an asterisk * denotes information that, if disclosed, would contravene the first data protection principle of the Data Protection Act 2018, by making the (name group of people) identifiable. As such, S40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data) is applied and this information is exempt.
Ethnicity
| White (English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British, Irish) | 6 |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic group (White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian or any other Mixed or Multiple ethnic background) | 0 |
| Asian or Asian British (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese or any other Asian background) | 0 |
| Black, African, Caribbean or Black British (African, Caribbean or any other Black, African or Caribbean background) | 0 |
| Other ethnic groups (Arab or any other ethnic groups) |
0 |
Disability
0
Age Group
| 21 – 30 years | * |
| 31 – 40 years | 0 |
| 41 – 50 years | 0 |
| 51 – 60 years | * |
| 61+ | * |
| Unknown age | 0 |
* Please note, an asterisk * denotes information that, if disclosed, would contravene the first data protection principle of the Data Protection Act 2018, by making the (name group of people) identifiable. As such, S40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data) is applied and this information is exempt.