Children's Social Care

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

  • Anti-Social Behaviour Case Review

    Please provide data for the following points regarding the ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) Case Review, also known as the ‘Community Trigger’: 1. The number of applications for ASB Case Reviews received 2. The number of times the threshold for review was … Continue reading →

  • Fostering Service Provision

    1. Please provide the number of children and average weekly fee for children placed with IFA’s by type of placement and age bands and also at a total level. Please see the spreadsheet provided by the requester on this Devon … Continue reading →

  • Foster Care Payments

    Please send me as much detail as possible regarding the following six questions relating to so-called ‘signing on’ payments for new foster carers joining your foster care service. These may also be known as incentive payments for new foster carers: … Continue reading →

  • Return home interviews

    1) Which agencies currently deliver Return Home Interviews (RHIs) to children who have been missing from home or care in your local authority area by: a) A team based in your authority  Yes – REACH Team. b) A third sector … Continue reading →

  • Social Care and Education Transport

    Provide information on the following category of service (a category of service would be classed as an area of business within the Council, for example Transport or Social Care): 1) Does the Local Authority currently operate any form of supplier … Continue reading →

  • Child Abuse Policy and Practice

    1. What is the burden of proof in child abuse cases? Are there any specific guidelines that need to be followed or is this worked on probability of the reporters beliefs? Burden of proof is generally a legal term applied … Continue reading →

  • Social worker allocation

    1) How many children (up to age of 18) have been allocated to a social worker for assessment, review, or any other intervention so far in 2021?  7,224 children have been open to a social worker between 01/01/21 & 31/10/21. … Continue reading →

  • Abuse, Suicide and Harassment

    1. Are child social services biased against domestic abuse victims/ survivors when their name is mentioned at a future date? 2. Do child social services accept that people can change once away from the abuse? 3. Is there any evidence, … Continue reading →