Children's Social Care

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

  • Residential Care Placements

    Are you a member of a DPS framework or regional system for the procurement of Residential Care placements of young people between the ages of 7-17? Our framework for the procurement of children’s home placements is a Peninsula Framework which … Continue reading →

  • Looked after children placement and care homes

    1. Please could you supply the name, job title, email address and telephone number of the commissioner with responsibility for Looked After Children and/or placements in children’s care homes. Nick Scribbins, Commissioning Manager, Children’s services, nick.scribbins@devon.gov.uk For questions 2 through … Continue reading →

  • Residential Family Centres

    1. Please provide the name and contact details of the commissioner with responsibility for residential family centre placements. 2. Please could you provide the average fee paid to an independent residential family centre for a 12 week residential programme. 3. … Continue reading →

  • Unaccompanied asylum seeker children

    I would like to request some figures relating to asylum seeker children and childrens services. Specifically, I would like to know: The number of unaccompanied asylum seeker children (UASCs) in the care of the council; The number of UASCs who … Continue reading →

  • Referrals to children’s services

    I would like the following information relating to childrens/social services: For the following years: 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2021: 1) The total number of referrals made to Children’s Services There were a total of 5,630 children referred to Children’s Services … Continue reading →

  • Quality assurance tool for Children Social Care

    I am writing to request some information about the quality assurance (‘QA’) tools the Local Authority uses for children’s social work, specifically for auditing case files of children whose status is:- – Child-in-Need (CIN); – subject to Child Protection procedures … Continue reading →

  • WAVE Multi Academy Trust contract

    Please provide a copy of the contract and terms of agreement between Devon County Council and WAVE Multi Academy Trust Disclosure of the contract and its terms may have an impact upon the commercial interests of the council and/or the … Continue reading →

  • Unregulated accommodation placements

    Between the 6th January 2019 and 9th December 2020 (703 days) How many looked after children Under 18 who you have placed in unregulated and/or unregistered accommodation for any time period anywhere in the United Kingdom, have you received a … Continue reading →

  • Looked after children

    This is a freedom of information request that is seeking information and data from you regarding the emotional and mental health of your children in care (children that your local authority has parental responsibility for), who are aged up to … Continue reading →