Children's Social Care Archives - Page 16 of 78

Statistics in relation to support provided under the local offer to care leavers

1. How much funding was allocated by the Council for the Higher Education bursary for the 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22 academic years respectively? (By Higher Education bursary we mean the relevant amount referred to in s23C(5A) Children Act 1989). (a) … Continue reading →
Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) referral form

Please provide a Blank/Template Copy of your document / referral form sent to Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) by the children services commissioning team as part of conducting placement searches for a Looked After Child As of the date this FOI … Continue reading →
Family Group Conference

1. Does Devon County Council hold Family Group Conferences, or similar meetings as a standard part of your process? Yes. The meetings are called family group conferences. 2. Do you provide this service internally? Yes. 3. On average, how many … Continue reading →
Unregulated Accomodation

1. On how many separate occasions has Devon County Council housed looked after children (under the age of 16) in short term, emergency, unregulated accommodation? 110. Please note, this is the number of occasions children were living in unregulated accommodation types, … Continue reading →
Children’s Centres contract

Please provide a list of all bidders that submitted tenders for the Devon Children’s Centres contract commissioned in 2017, which commenced on 1 April 2018 The bidding process is confidential and all entries are made with an expectation of confidentiality. … Continue reading →
Childrens Occupational Therapy

1. For the financial years (FY) 21/22 and 22/23, what was the average timeframe from referral to assessment by an occupational therapist? FY 21/22 – 14 weeks (mean) FY22/23 – 15weeks (mean) Devon County Council hold data that captures the … Continue reading →
Children in Temporary Care

1. In 2021, 2022, 2023, how many children have been taken into care because their mother was remanded into custody? This could either be the number of children in total or the number of instances when it has happened (whichever … Continue reading →
Missing Albanian children

1. How many Albanian children aged 17 or under have been reported as missing in your area in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date? 0 2. Of those reported missing between 2020 and 2023: a). how many remain missing … Continue reading →
Child Sex Abuse Ring Figures

1. How many children were rescued from child sex rings in Devon in 2012 – 2022? 2. What age were they? 3. How many entered the local care system? 4. How many were adopted before they turned 18? In response … Continue reading →
Spend on social care agency staff

This is a FOI request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Could you please provide the following information you have pertaining to spend on social care agency staff within your Council: 1. What was the total spend by your … Continue reading →