Foster Care

  • Foster Carers

    Please provide information regarding the changes in foster carer numbers and pay over the past 10 years. Please could you exclude kinship carers, children on staying put (or when I am ready), or supported accommodation.  In response, please refer to … Continue reading →

  • The Good Practice Guide

    Does the social workers department follow THE GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE- FAMILY RIGHTS GROUP (frg.org.uk) when completing an Initial Viability assessment of a potential carer. Clarification : Do social workers follow the guidance as per document when carrying out an Initial … Continue reading →

  • Young People Care Provision

    For each calendar month of June 2023 – June 2024, please provide the following information: 1. How many young people aged 16 or above have come into Devon County Council (DCC) under Section 17? Jun 2023 Jul 2023 Aug 2023 … Continue reading →

  • Fostering complaints

    In response to a previous request you published this information in your disclosure log Fostering Complaints Can you please advise for each year of this data, or overall if that isn’t possible: 1. How many complaints were resolved at stages 1 … Continue reading →

  • Foster care

    Q1. How many foster carers/families do you currently need in your area? 530. Q2. How many children/young people in your council area were in foster care in the following years? 2024 – currently 2023 –  2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 … Continue reading →

  • Children’s Social Care Placements

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information, regarding children’s social care placements in your local authority:   1. How much was spent on each year since 2014 on a) private and b) … Continue reading →

  • Fostering Complaints

    1. For the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date, how many complaints were received through the complaints service, from foster carers who are looking after children on behalf of Devon? 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024* 7 8 … Continue reading →

  • Loss of Foster Carers

    1) For the years 2020 to 2023 can you please provide the following information: a) the number of main stream foster carers who have left the service or who have been deregistered. b) the reason for them leaving the service. … Continue reading →

  • Foster Carer Allowances

    Please provide the following information: For your mainstream foster carer population (general/unconnected carers) the basic weekly allowances paid for 2023/24 per age bracket for all age bands. NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers. Devon County Council (DCC) currently … Continue reading →