Foster Care

  • Foster Care numbers and costings

     “Please provide:- 1. Details of the lowest, highest and average weekly fee rates agreed with external suppliers of Independent Foster Care Services for the current year (2018/2019). Fees paid to Independent Fostering Agencies are determined by those providers. We do … Continue reading →

  • Foster care registration

    How many foster carers have left (been de-registered by) Devon’s Fostering Service since April 2016 and how many new foster carers were registered during the same period?  See National Statistics for Fostering in England 2016-2017  published 29 March 2018 How … Continue reading →

  • Special guardianship allowance

    I would be grateful if you could furnish me with the following information on the special guardianship allowance 1/ Do you means test if the carer/ guardian are in receipt of income support or income based job seekers allowance. These … Continue reading →

  • Special guardianship allowance

    1/ Do you means test if the carer/ guardian are in reciept of income support or income based job seekers allowance  Income support is included as income. 2/If a child is in receipt of Disability Living Allowance do you use … Continue reading →

  • Fostering Placements and Contracts

    1) Please provide the number of children/ young people in care (CLA) at 31 March 2018 – 694 2) Please provide the number of CLA placed in IFA foster care placements at 31 March 2018 – 170 3) Please provide … Continue reading →

  • Chronic illness in young people

    How many young people (18-25) are disabled by chronic illness Who is contracted to provide services to them? How are these young people made aware of the services contracted by DCC on their behalf? How many of these young people … Continue reading →

  • Looked after children – 2017 – 2018

    How many children became ‘looked after’ in your local authority in the financial year of 2017- 2018? There were 250 unique children who entered into care in 2017-18 (financial year 01/04/17 – 31/03/18).  There were actually 258 episodes of care … Continue reading →

  • Foster carer registration and nationality

    Your total number of registered foster carers 508 The number of your registered foster carers who are non-UK EU nationals None The number of your currently fostered children who are non-UK EU nationals We do not hold this information. The … Continue reading →