The Standards for employers of social workers in England set out core expectations for employers and applies to all settings social workers are employed in. They are published by the Local Government Association on behalf of 16 sector stakeholders, including … Continue reading
Children's Social Care
Statutory child protection, children in need, adoption and fostering services
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The safety of looked after children
1 The number of Osman (threat to life) warnings provided to children in care (Looked After Children) since 23rd March 2020 and the onset of the pandemic (please detail from April onwards if easier) to the date this response is … Continue reading
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Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children 2016-2020
Did the council receive or transfer unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) under the National Transfer Scheme Protocol for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children between 2016 and 2020? Yes, DCC participated in all years listed above How many UASC were transferred into … Continue reading
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Missing and deceased looked after children – 2011-2021
1. How many Looked After Children (LAC) have run away or disappeared in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years. The table below shows the number of children who had at least one missing episode during the … Continue reading
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Children in care – numbers, complaints and suicides – 2011-2021
1. How many children were taken into care in your County each year for the past 10 years? This information is published by the Department for Education. 2. How many children in care in your county attempted or succeeded in … Continue reading
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Neglected children graded care profile
This is a Freedom of Information Request in relation to the council’s children services department and its use of a tool called the Graded Care Profile to assess neglect. 1. Do you use a) the GCP or b) the NSPCC’s … Continue reading
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First 20 children taken in to care
In relation to the first 20 cases of children that were taken into care (either interim or full) by your authority in the 2021 calendar year please provide me with the following information in connection with each of these cases. … Continue reading
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Section 47 Referrals
How many Section 47 referrals has the council had, in each year, over the past five years (Apr-Mar for each year)? Section 47 Enquiry figures (National and Local) are published as part of the Children In Need Published Statistics Please … Continue reading
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Support under Section 17 of the Children’s Act
In a recent reply to a FOIA response submitted 23/11/2020 you outlined the local authority’s policy on the provision of financial support to families with No Recourse to Public Funds (‘NRPF’) seeking access to support under section 17 of the … Continue reading
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Parental Alienation
1) Copies of any policies you have, particularly used in Children Services, relating to what is commonly referred to as ‘parental alienation’ – that is, the child’s resistance to/rejection of one parent which is attributed to the influence of the … Continue reading