Child Protection

  • School Staff Suspensions

    1. Since September 2020, how many members of school staff were suspended or disciplined or dismissed after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a pupil or making unwanted advances towards a pupil? 2. 2. Please provide a breakdown … Continue reading →

  • Section 20 Joint Assessment Statistics

    In the last six years, how many 16 year old and 17 year old have been taken in to section 20 care through a joint assessment with local housing district Councils? Compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate cost … Continue reading →

  • National Transfer Scheme

    1. How many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) located, either temporarily or permanently, in your area in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (up to and including 30/6/23)? Total – 134 2018 – 28 2019 – 39 2020 – 32 … Continue reading →

  • Unregistered Children’s Homes

    1. How many looked after children were placed in an unregistered children’s home (not registered at the time of placement) for the financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23? Compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate cost limit under Section … Continue reading →

  • Letter of Issue

    Please provide a blank/template copy of your ‘Letter of Issue’ sent to parents when Children’s Social Care are going to apply to issue public proceedings in regards to the parent’s child/ren. Often it comes enclosed with a list of names … Continue reading →

  • Looked After Children

    1. How many looked after children (LAC) were identified as having a British citizenship, each calendar year between January 2020 – December 2022 inclusive? 2020 2021 2022 1002 1017 1025 2. How many LAC were identified as having a non-British … Continue reading →

  • Child Sex Abuse Ring Figures

    1. How many children were rescued from child sex rings in Devon in 2012 – 2022? 2. What age were they? 3. How many entered the local care system? 4. How many were adopted before they turned 18? In response … Continue reading →

  • Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

    1. How many child safeguarding practice reviews the council has carried out in each year since 1 January 2020? To clarify, it is not Devon County Council who carry out these reviews, but the Devon Children and Families partnership. We … Continue reading →

  • LADO Service complaints

    1. Please state the number of complaints made about the LADO Service received by Devon County Council, human resources department or any other council department. A. Made by any person B. Made by any individual C. Made by outside organisations … Continue reading →