Q1. Please can you inform me the total number of missing children episodes were identified in your authority for 2020? In the 2020 calendar year there were a total of 1636 missing children episodes recorded by Devon County Council. Q2. How … Continue reading
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Statutory child protection, children in need, adoption and fostering services
Contracts end dates and extensions
Please can you advise us the end dates for the following contracts, including any extension periods that have been granted: Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Care Act Advocacy Independent Mental Health Advocacy Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) … Continue reading
Sufficiency of childcare data
I would like to request without delay a copy of the data of sufficiency of childcare in the Dawlish and Teignmouth areas. This information is available on this Devon County Council webpage.
Babcock cuts, plans and recommendations
It has come to my attention that Babcock LDP are intending to cut posts in the area of SEN before handing back control to Devon LEA (due 2022). This will lead to further deterioration in SEN provision as vital experience … Continue reading
Child abuse and neglect allegations
Please provide information in relation to the following queries: 1) The number of child abuse and/or neglect allegations against people who work with children notified to your Local Authority Designated Officer in respect of a child placed/held in any of … Continue reading
Residential Care Placements
Are you a member of a DPS framework or regional system for the procurement of Residential Care placements of young people between the ages of 7-17? Our framework for the procurement of children’s home placements is a Peninsula Framework which … Continue reading
Looked after children placement and care homes
1. Please could you supply the name, job title, email address and telephone number of the commissioner with responsibility for Looked After Children and/or placements in children’s care homes. Nick Scribbins, Commissioning Manager, Children’s services, nick.scribbins@devon.gov.uk For questions 2 through … Continue reading
Looked after children missing from care
1. Between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021… a. How many children (under 18 years old) were recorded as ‘missing’ in your local authority? Between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 a total of 543 children were recorded … Continue reading
Residential Family Centres
1. Please provide the name and contact details of the commissioner with responsibility for residential family centre placements. 2. Please could you provide the average fee paid to an independent residential family centre for a 12 week residential programme. 3. … Continue reading
Unaccompanied asylum seeker children
I would like to request some figures relating to asylum seeker children and childrens services. Specifically, I would like to know: The number of unaccompanied asylum seeker children (UASCs) in the care of the council; The number of UASCs who … Continue reading