• Foster carer payments

    Please can you tell me whether foster carers are given extra money for the items/occasions below on top of their regular allowance or whether these things have to be paid for out of their regular allowance. Can you tell me … Continue reading

  • Childrens social care tender opportunities

    Please can you advise us as to where Childrens & Social Services advertise there tender opportunities.  A List of current, proposed and historical methods of advertising would be most helpful These tender opportunities are advertised on https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ We do not … Continue reading

  • Disability Equipment

    Please can you advise the overall spend on disability equipment (for example seating and standing) for children with special needs within the following periods; 2015/2016 – Actual spend 2016/2017 – Actual spend 2017/2018 ‘ Budgeted Please see the table below: … Continue reading

  • Sheltered Housing

    For each of the financial years 14/15, 15/16, 16/17 and 17/18 to November 1, what was the total number of safeguarding alerts your council received concerning people who are residents of sheltered housing or other supported living schemes? For each … Continue reading

  • Spend on Social Care Agency Staff

    Under the FOI act, please provide a response to the following questions with regards to the councils spend on social care agency staff. Total spend on agency staff in 16/17 £5,723,425.87 Total spend on social care agency staff in 16/17 … Continue reading

  • Forced marriages

    For each of the financial years 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17, please can you disclose: The number of reports received by the local authority relating to forced marriages or suspected forced marriages. We do not have a statutory requirement … Continue reading

  • Adoption placement breakdowns

    How many adoption placements (for children in the care of the council) broke down in each of the last five financial years (2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 & 2016/17)? The request relates to breakdowns that occur after a child has been … Continue reading