1. How many looked after children currently missing from your care have been missing for A) 16-20 days B) 21- 30 days C) More than 30 days – For this answer, please do not count the same child repeatedly in … Continue reading
Children's Social Care
Statutory child protection, children in need, adoption and fostering services
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Looked after children – accommodation
Please provide: 1. a) Total number of 16/17 year olds accommodated under section 17 of the Children Act (please only include 16/17 year olds accommodated alone, not with their families) for period 1st April 2017 ‘ 31 March 2018 and … Continue reading
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Child Care legal professionals
1. How many Child Care legal professionals (or equivalent) are employed by the Council? 18 (Solicitors, Legal Executives and Legal Assistants) 2. Does the Council have a specific risk assessment for legal employees undertaking child care work which deals with … Continue reading
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Adoption – criteria
What weight or BMI criteria does the council have for prospective adoptive parents? There is no weight or BMI criteria set by Adopt South West, guidance comes from the Department of Health and individual medicals undertaken by prospective adopters with … Continue reading
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Deprivation of Liberty Orders – Children
1.How many a) children aged 15 years old and under and b) children aged 16-17 years old have been subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders since April 2016? Please break down by the route by which the child or young … Continue reading
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Accommodation for children in police custody
I write to request information regarding data that you hold on children in custody. You have signed the Home Office 2017 Concordat on Children in Custody which states the following: Section 7; ‘Police forces should share data with Local Authorities … Continue reading
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Looked after children trafficking and modern slavery victims
Date range : 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019: 1. The total number of looked after children in the care of your authority that have been: a. Identified as having been trafficked or a victim of modern slavery – … Continue reading
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Allegations of sexual activity by persons in a Position of Trust
Please could you provide the following information for the last four years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019): – how many cases were known about which related to sexual activity by a person who was potentially in a Position of Trust that … Continue reading
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Employee working patterns – children and vulnerable people
a.How many of your employees work with children or vulnerable people (e.g. social workers, or those who work in fostering, education or child and adult care)? Adult social care = 1202 Childrens social care = 502 b. How many of … Continue reading
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Safeguarding referrals
Between the dates of 1st Jan 2019 and 1st of February 2020 how many safeguarding referrals have been received from the following organisations “Department for Work & Pensions”, “Centre for Health & Disability Assessments also known as Maximus”, “ATOS also … Continue reading