In residential care (regulated residential care like children’s care homes excluding unregulated and semi-independent accommodation):
Children in care
* Total number of children from your local authority
* Number of children cared for by your own local authority provision
* Number of children cared for by another local authority’s provision
* Number of children cared for by independent provision
* The number of children cared for by each independent provider (e.g. Cambian Childcare, Hillcrest Childrens Services, Keys Care Ltd, Horizon Care etc.)
Available Places
* Total places available to your local authority from your local authority
* Total places available to your local authority from another local authority
* Total places available to your local authority from independent provision
* If available, places available to your local authority by each independent provider (e.g. Cambian Childcare, Hillcrest Childrens Services, Keys Care Ltd, Horizon Care etc.)
Cost to your local authority
* Average cost per child per week of local authority provision
* Average price per child per week to your local authority of independent provision
* If available, average cost per child per week to your local authority for each independent provider.
Please see this spreadsheet for the requested information.