Children's Social Care

Statutory child protection, children in need, adoption and fostering services

  • Residential Family Centre Placements

    I would like information on the local authority’s use of residential family centres.     1. Who within the Local Authority has the commissioning responsibility for residential family centre placements. Please provide their: a) Name – Vikki Hearn. b) Job … Continue reading →

  • Care leavers

     I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act for access to the following information: Please Note: The following questions are about care leavers (Aged 18 – 21) placed in supported accommodation who receiving floating … Continue reading →

  • Children in Care Due to Homelessness

    Can you please provide the number of children taken into care by the council where a central reason for the decision was the family’s homelessness, in each of the last five financial years (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). Compliance with … Continue reading →

  • Child Protection

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information. 1. The number of complains made to you regarding child safeguarding over the past 5 years. 2. The number of these complaints which have … Continue reading →

  • Section 20 Joint Assessment Statistics

    In the last six years, how many 16 year old and 17 year old have been taken in to section 20 care through a joint assessment with local housing district Councils? Compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate cost … Continue reading →

  • Fostering Placements

    I would like to request the following information regarding Fostering placements for Looked After Children.  1. Who, within the local authority, has commissioning responsibility for Fostering placements for Looked After Children? Please provide the following: a. Name – Vikki Hearn … Continue reading →

  • Child Protection Procedures

    I am submitting a Freedom of Information (FOI) request under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am seeking access to all internal communications within Devon County Council regarding the child protection procedures that were previously available … Continue reading →

  • Age assessment reports

    1. Is there any policy and/or procedure, either formal or informal, of editing and/or proofing and/or amending age assessment reports following being submitted by the assessing social workers prior to disclosure to young people and/or their legal representatives? There is … Continue reading →