1. Please provide an organisational structure chart for the Commissioning Department to include the names of all job titles and the names of post holders.
Head of Service, Children’s Commissioning and Resources – Vikki Hearn
Service Manager, Commissioning and Placements – Yvonne Short
Senior Commissioning Manager – 2 x vacant, 1 x under offer
Commissioning Officer – x 4
QA and Improvements Officer – x 2
Commissioning Support Assistant
The individual names of post holders are exempt under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal Data). Devon County Council are not obliged to provide information that is the personal information of another person if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the Data Protection Act 2018. In this instance we believe that the release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore Section 40(2) is applied.
2. In respect of finding a placement for a Looked After Child, is the referral sent to the Commissioning Department, or is contact made with Independent Fostering Agencies?
A placement request form is raised by the child’s social worker in eclipse and reassigned to the childrens placements team (now part of the commissioning service, previously the fostering service) As part of the placement search process the Placements Team will contact independent fostering agencies.
3. If sent to fostering agencies, please provide a copy of your referral form.
Please refer to this placement referral form.
4. Please provide a guidance document that explains the procedure to employees.
Please refer to this processes document.
5. Please provide the names of all Independent Fostering Agencies that a referral was made to between 1st September 2022 and 6th October 2022.
Action for Children Services Ltd
Blue Sky Fostering
By the Bridge Limited
Capstone Fostercare
Compass Fostering South Limited
Enhanced Foster Care Ltd
Foster Care Associates Limited
Five Rivers Child Care Limited
Pathway Care South West Limited
Regional Foster Placements Limited
Fusion Fostering
Swiis Foster Care Limited
The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT)
The Fostering Foundation Limited
The National Fostering Agency Limited
ABC fostering
Abacus Fostering
Achieving For Children Fostering
Aim High Fostering
5 Fostering
All 4 U Fostering
Amicus Foster Care
Anchor Fostering
Ascent
Aspirations
Banya Family Placement
Bridging Gaps Fostering Agency
By The Bridge ORG5743
Caretech Fostering
Caring Hearts Fostering
Child Focus Fostering Agency
Children Always First
Chrysalis Care
CREDO Care
Diagrama Foundation
Diverse Care
DMR Fostering Services
Empower Fostering
Ethelbert
Fair Ways Care
Family First Fostering
Foster Care UK
Fostering Matters
Foster care Link
Fostering People
Fostering UK
Fusion Fostering ORG1707
Futures for Children
Hatols
ISP Fostering – Hampshire & Dorset
Little Acorns Fostering
Mosaic Fostering
New Life Fostering
Next Stage for Fostering
Nexus Fostering
Mulberry Fostering
Oak Fostering
Olive Branch Fostering
Orange Grove
Outlook Fostering
Progress Childrens Services Limited
Quality Foster Care
Rainbow Fostering
Safe Base Fostering
Seafields Fostering
Shining Stars
Slough Children First Independent Fostering Agency
Sunbeam Fostering Agency
Time Out Fostering
To the Moon & Back Foster Care Ltd
Tree House Care
True Fostering
UK fostering
Unity
Xcel 2000 Fostering
Young People at Heart
6. How many referrals were made to Independent Fostering Agencies between 1st September 2022 and 6th October 2022?
The Placements Team received 39 referrals for fostering. The majority will have been sent to Independent Fostering Agencies.
7. Please provide the template form used for Placement Planning Meetings
Placement Planning Meetings Template
8. Please provide the template form for Family Group Conferences
Family Group Conference Request Form.
9. Please provide any guidance document associated with Family Group Conferences that is accessible to employees
Please refer to this practice guidance document.
10. Please provide an organisational structure chart for Children Services.
Please refer to this Devon County Council leadership webpage.