Children's Social Care

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

  • Looked After Children

    1. How many of the council’s Looked After Children under the age of 16 are currently living in unregulated accommodation?  As at the 23rd September 2024, there were 8 children under the age of 16 in unregistered placements. 2. What … Continue reading →

  • Birth, marriage and death certificates

    When a child in the UK gets taken into foster care under the local authority/state, either by Section 20 and/or Child Act 1989 and 2004, do the local authority and professionals involved have access to all relevant birth, death and … Continue reading →

  • Looked After Children P1 Placements

    Please can you inform us of the number of looked after children you have in P1 placements, which are placement with parents’, as of the following dates: 1. 1st September 2024 – or the nearest date to this. 1st September … Continue reading →

  • Blue Elephant Childcare

    Please confirm  the amount of funding provided by Devon County Council (DCC) to Blue Elephant Childcare Ltd received in 2022-23. Devon County Council does not hold this information as we do not provide funding to Blue Elephant.

  • Social Services Data Recording System(s)

    Please find below a number of questions relating to your Social Services data recording system and the current and / or future development and use of technology. 1a. What is the name of your current provider for your data management … Continue reading →

  • Looked After Children

    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. This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the … Continue reading →

  • VAT (Adult or Children Care)

    1. Please can you confirm if your authority has paid fees to any of your suppliers of Adult or Children Social Care plus standard rated VAT (at 20%) at any time within the last six months? Yes.   2. If … Continue reading →

  • Residential Children’s Homes

    Please provide the following information about children’s home capacity. A. How many children or young people do you have in : 1. Care? 861 (excluding short breaks) at 01/08/2024 Of those, how many are living within: 2. Mainstream fostering 451 … Continue reading →