Children's Social Care

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

  • Children in Care

    Under the Freedom of Information Act please could you supply the following information: 1. In the most recent available 12-month period how many children do you have in care?  893 Foster care 597 Residential care 7 These figures are taken … Continue reading →

  • Residential family centre

     Please supply this information for 2021/22, 2022/23 and the most up to date figures for 2023/24. 1. Who within the Local Authority has the commissioning responsibility for residential family centre placements. Please provide their: a. Name b. Job Title c. … Continue reading →

  • Parenting skills support

    1. What is the total amount of funding allocated to parenting skills programs and support within your council for the last fiscal year for which data is available? This is currently Commissioned to Action for Children (AFC)  to deliver support … Continue reading →

  • Unregistered Children’s Homes

    1. How many looked after children were placed in an unregistered children’s home (not registered at the time of placement) for the financial years, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23? Compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate cost limit under Section … Continue reading →

  • Structure Chart for the Children’s Services Management Team

    Please provide a Structure Chart for the Children’s Services Management Team (in particular, Social Care Assistant Directors) including names and job titles. This information is available on the Strategic Leadership pages of the Devon County Council website.

  • Foster Care Statistics

    1. How many foster carers/families do you currently need in your area? 327 households 2. How many children/young people were in foster care between 2018-2023? 2023 (up to 30th June) 710 2022 838 2021 862 2020 887 2019 837 2018 … Continue reading →

  • Fostering data

    1. How many individual children (not placements) were placed into mainstream foster care by the LA over the past 12 months (or the most recent 12-month period that you’re able to process)? There were 856 unique children placed in foster … Continue reading →