Children Archives - Freedom of information

Children’s Social Care Placements

1) Please provide the highest annual amount paid in the 2024/25 financial year for an individual child’s placement in either children’s homes, unregulated homes or residential special schools? Please state the nature of the placement e.g. children’s home. Please provide … Continue reading →
Puberty Blockers

Please see a Freedom of Information request on Section 47 enquiries or investigations relating to puberty blockers. 1) Please confirm whether your local authority has issued/commenced a Section 47 enquiry or investigation as per the Children’s Act of 1989 concerning … Continue reading →
Looked after children placed in other local authority areas

1.How many children in care you have? 851 2 a. How many of these children are placed outside of your local authority boundary? 261 2 b. How many of these children are placed outside of your Integrated Care Board (ICB) … Continue reading →
Improvement and Project Management Team

1. Does your Local Authority have an Improvement Team or Programme/ Project Management Office? Yes 2. Does your Local Authority have a methodology to deliver projects? If Yes please list this below. This could be Agile or Prince2 or something … Continue reading →
Looked After Children Placements

Please provide information regarding the current status of looked-after children under the care of your local authority. 1) Current Number of Looked-After Children Please provide the total number of children currently under the care of the local authority. There are … Continue reading →
Improvement and Project Management Team

1. Does your Local Authority have an Improvement Team or Programme/ Project Management Office? Yes 2. Does your Local Authority have a methodology to deliver projects? If Yes please list this below. Devon County Council uses best practice either Agile … Continue reading →
Numbers of Multisensory Teachers and Residential Respite

Multi Sensory Impairment Teachers Q1a) Does the Local Authority currently employ any multi-sensory impairment teachers or practitioners? Yes If yes to Question 1a) 1b) Please indicate how many employees have these roles. 6 1c) Please indicate whether the roles are … Continue reading →
Children in Care Education Statistics

1. Between 1st September 2023 and 31st August 2024, how many Looked After Children in academic Year 10 for whom your Local Authority is the corporate parent: Moved from one placement to another; 35 Moved from one school to … Continue reading →
Brokerage and contracting systems used as part of social care commissioning

1) What system(s) are currently used to facilitate social care brokerage and/or sourcing of care placements for Children’s services? Access database type system and spreadsheet. 2) What is the contract length and end date of the existing contract? N/A – … Continue reading →
Food expenses

1. How much money did the council spend on food expenses in the 2024/25 year to-date? Please include all external catering costs, internally charged costs, and expense claims and provide a breakdown of these costs by month and category. 2. … Continue reading →