1. What is the most expensive residential care placement you have had to commission for a single child in the past five years, and what specialised services were being provided for that cost? (eg £10k a week for six months for a 13-year-old girl with autism subject to a deprivation of liberty order who was deemed a danger to herself and others).
£26,254 per week for 8 weeks
The specialised services which were being provided were 2:1 Staffing Ratio, 24 hours per day, including a registered mental health nurse
2. How often in the past five years have you had to pay at least £10,000 a week per child?
2017/18 0
2018/19 4
2019/20 9
2020/21 12
2021/22 18
3. In the above cases were the providers private?
Yes