Children's Social Care

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

  • Care leavers – looked after or fostered

    How many looked after or fostered children reached care-leaving age in 2018/19? There is no definition for “care-leaving age”. We have interpreted the question to mean how many looked after children met the criteria for becoming a care leaver in … Continue reading →

  • Disabled children expenditure plans

    I am writing to request information under the FOIA about the council’s plans for expenditure on social care services for disabled children and their families from 2019-2020. Could you please let me know for each of (1) overall social care … Continue reading →

  • Home education and Children Act referrals

    1.Please provide details of how many home educated children are in your local authority area as at 1st January 2019, or the closest available date. On 1/01/19 there were 1222 registered EHE students. 2. Please state how many children aged … Continue reading →

  • Conduct and disciplinary processes

    I would like copies of your policies pertaining to disciplinary action & conduct for employees and contractors. Policies that deal with negligence and child protection. Here is a link to our Conduct and Disciplinary Policy – applying to employees and … Continue reading →

  • Eclipse system savings benchmarking

    1.Please provide a copy of all committee papers which detail the business case for moving to OLM Eclipse The business case was not approved by a council committee, therefore we do not hold this information. 2. In the minutes of … Continue reading →

  • Recruitment of international child social workers

    These questions concern the strategic recruitment of ethnic, international child protection social workers (Childrens Department). Please distinguish between country of birth, of training and employment. Namibians, Botswanana, Zambians and Zimbabweans tend to get lumped together as South Africans which is … Continue reading →

  • Accommodated asylum seekers and spend

    Please confirm whether your council has volunteered to take in asylum seekers and send me the number of asylum seekers that your council has accommodated since January 1st 2018. We have interpreted your question to refer to the number of … Continue reading →