Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:
1. The number of children removed from their mothers and placed with their fathers by Devon County Council Social Services:
Between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.
Between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023.
Between 1 January 2024 and 1 December 2024 (if data is available).
2. Any available breakdown of these cases, such as the reasons for removal or case outcomes.
Compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is £450 or 18 hours of officer time. We would have to conduct a manual check of 1783 records to see if this has been recorded and at 10 minutes for each record, this equates to 297.2 hours so over the 18 hour limit.
Under the Act, there is a duty to provide advice and assistance as to how a request can be refined to fit within the appropriate limit. Unfortunately, due to the way the data is held, this is not possible for this request.