Please provide the figures for the number of *children placed in **unregulated accommodation by the Council for the calendar years 2023 and 2022.
* to mean under the age of 16 years of age.
** Unregulated accommodation to mean independent or semi-independent or supported placements not approved by Ofsted.
In 2022, the Council placed 55 individuals under 16 in unregulated accommodation settings.
In 2023, the Council placed 110 individuals under 16 in unregulated accommodation settings.
For clarification purposes:
We have included individuals only once in each year (in cases where more than one such
placement exists for them).
We have included only those individuals who were under 16 years on placement start dates.