Children's Social Care Archives - Page 34 of 44

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 →
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 →
Adult and Child Social Workers – Training and budgets

1. What was your training budget in 2019/2020 for adult social workers? Our annual budget is £125,000 but this is not just for Social Workers, it covers Occupational Therapists, a range of unregistered staff and Nurses. We do not have … Continue reading →
Assessments carried out by independent practitioners

1. How many assessments were completed by independent practitioners or external organisations during the period 23/03/2020 and 22/03/2021 for: A: PAMS* assessments 0 B: Parenting risk assessments 0 C: SGO assessments 86 D: Form F assessments 0 E: Connected Person … Continue reading →
Contracts end dates and extensions

Please can you advise us the end dates for the following contracts, including any extension periods that have been granted: Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Care Act Advocacy Independent Mental Health Advocacy Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) … Continue reading →
Sufficiency of childcare data

I would like to request without delay a copy of the data of sufficiency of childcare in the Dawlish and Teignmouth areas. This information is available on this Devon County Council webpage.
Babcock cuts, plans and recommendations

It has come to my attention that Babcock LDP are intending to cut posts in the area of SEN before handing back control to Devon LEA (due 2022). This will lead to further deterioration in SEN provision as vital experience … Continue reading →
Child abuse and neglect allegations

Please provide information in relation to the following queries: 1) The number of child abuse and/or neglect allegations against people who work with children notified to your Local Authority Designated Officer in respect of a child placed/held in any of … Continue reading →
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 →