Can I please request the following information, all relating to the Council’s recruitment of agency Social Workers: 1) Can the you please confirm the procurement framework / managed service provider the Council uses for its recruitment of Agency Social Workers. … Continue reading
Children's Social Care
Statutory child protection, children in need, adoption and fostering services
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Adoption disruptions and breakdowns
1. How many adoption disruptions – after a child was placed with prospective adopters, but before an adoption order was made – occurred in each of the last five financial years (2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22)? 2017/18 – 4 … Continue reading
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Adoption Support Services
1. Which agency/organisation/individual provides counselling/therapeutic support to birth parents following adoption? Adopt South West offer birth parent counselling, we also offer support groups. We link closely with Pause projects in our region 2. What is the total amount of government … Continue reading
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Transgender child social care referrals
Please can you tell me under the Freedom of Information Act how many social service referrals you have had because a child was transgender. Please provide the number of referrals for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to May … Continue reading
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Residential Short Breaks for Disabled Children & Young People
CP1650-18 Residential Short Breaks for Disabled Children & Young People: * What are the contractual performance KPI’s for this contract? This tender process did not result in a contract being awarded * Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract … Continue reading
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External Children’s Services
1. How many children, aged 10 – 17, are in residential care or supported by the council/outside agencies? As of 7th June 2022, we have 169 children aged 10 – 17 in residential care. Regarding support by outside agencies, Devon … Continue reading
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Children and Family Centres
1) How many children used children’s centres, family hubs, and children and family centres in your local authority, in each of the following financial years? If you record both face-to-face and digital reach, please specify the figures for each separately … Continue reading
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Digital and online contact arrangements
Please could you confirm whether your local authority has formal policies and/or formal guidance in place to support digital or online contact arrangements specifically? (Y/N). If yes, please could you answer the following questions. 1. Do you have formal policies … Continue reading
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Children Social Care group conferences
For the period starting 1st January 2020 and ending 31st December 2021, for your local authority: (This is relating to children and families’ social services/ child protection teams.) a) How many family group conferences have been held? 278 b) How … Continue reading
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Parent and carer advisory committee
For the period starting 1st January 2020 and ending 31st December 2021, does your local authority: (This relates to children and families social services departments.) a) Have a parent and carer advisory committee? b) Have a stakeholder advisory committee? c) … Continue reading