I am seeking details related to your council’s procurement and expenditures in social care. I kindly request the following information: 1. The total number of care packages awarded to agencies for adult social care and child social care services between … Continue reading
Children's Social Care
Statutory child protection, children in need, adoption and fostering services
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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
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Y-SMART
I am requesting information from Y-SMART on the rough number, age range and gender split of young people (11-25) you work with in Totnes and District, if you do work with any. We have no young people in the Totnes … Continue reading
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Training budget and courses for social workers
Would you please be able to assist with the following? 1. What was your training budget in 2023/2024 for adult social workers? We do not have a separate budget for Social Workers alone, we have a larger budget for all … Continue reading
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Care Act Services
1) How many of your authority’s customers are currently in receipt of a direct payment for Care Act services? As of 28th July 2024, 1854 clients were in receipt of authority-funded Adult Direct Payments. 2) What was the combined value … Continue reading
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Children’s Services referrals
For the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24, please provide the following information: 1) The total number of referrals made to Children’s Services. 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 7031 6968 5830 2) The stated ethnicity of the children to whom a referral is … Continue reading
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Young People Care Provision
For each calendar month of June 2023 – June 2024, please provide the following information: 1. How many young people aged 16 or above have come into Devon County Council (DCC) under Section 17? Jun 2023 Jul 2023 Aug 2023 … Continue reading
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Software Providers – Education, Childrens and Adults
1. The software suppliers your Local Authority uses for: a. Education management, (including but not limited to Admissions, Early Years, Home to School Transport, Free School Meals, Children in Employment, Children in Entertainment, Children’s Missing Education, SEND, NEET, Youth Offending, … Continue reading
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Financial distress in Local Authorities
1. Can you tell me how many children in the cost bracket of £250,000 and £750,00 per annum in care costs, Devon County Council (DCC) are currently looking after and what are the costs to Devon tax payer’s? As at … Continue reading
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Referrals of unaccompanied asylum seeking children
1. In January to June 2024, how many individuals claiming to be children (aged under 18) were referred to your children’s services department having previously been assessed to be an adult by the Home Office and placed in adult asylum … Continue reading