• Children in care – accommodation

    As of November 1st 2023: a. Please can you provide the number of children (under 18 years-old) in Local Authority care on that date? 902 b. The number living in regulated accommodation? 864 c. The number living in unregulated accommodation? … Continue reading

  • Foster Carer Allowances

    Please provide the following information: For your mainstream foster carer population (general/unconnected carers) the basic weekly allowances paid for 2023/24 per age bracket for all age bands. NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers. Devon County Council (DCC) currently … Continue reading

  • 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