Children's Social Care

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

  • National Referral Mechanism

    Dear Sir/madam, I submit the following request for information under the Freedom of Information legislation to your Local Authority concerning criminal exploitation of young people.  National Referral Mechanism (NRM) 1. How many children under 18 did your Local Authority refer … Continue reading →

  • Care leavers

    1. As of 1 April 2018, how many care leavers are living in your area? Aged 18-21 Aged 22-25 We have interpreted this to relate to rent and deposit payments for Care Leavers. We are unable to identify these payments … Continue reading →

  • Foster Care numbers and costings

     “Please provide:- 1. Details of the lowest, highest and average weekly fee rates agreed with external suppliers of Independent Foster Care Services for the current year (2018/2019). Fees paid to Independent Fostering Agencies are determined by those providers. We do … Continue reading →

  • Children in care

    – Please detail the number of children taken into care by your local authority as a result of the detention of a parent by the Home Office and/or immigration services in the last 5 years. If possible for each case, … Continue reading →

  • National Referral Mechanism

    I am asking for annual data from 2013 onwards about the number of minors referred to your authority under the National Referral Mechanism AND how many of these children have been reported missing after entering your care. If possible, please … Continue reading →

  • Foster care registration

    How many foster carers have left (been de-registered by) Devon’s Fostering Service since April 2016 and how many new foster carers were registered during the same period?  See National Statistics for Fostering in England 2016-2017  published 29 March 2018 How … Continue reading →

  • Special guardianship allowance

    I would be grateful if you could furnish me with the following information on the special guardianship allowance 1/ Do you means test if the carer/ guardian are in receipt of income support or income based job seekers allowance. These … Continue reading →

  • Special guardianship allowance

    1/ Do you means test if the carer/ guardian are in reciept of income support or income based job seekers allowance  Income support is included as income. 2/If a child is in receipt of Disability Living Allowance do you use … Continue reading →