Including unaccompanied asylum seeking children and Private Fostering : LYF = last financial year 2016 – 2017 TFY – this financial year 2017 – 2018 Kinship – refers to all family and friends or connected carers 1. Exemptions and temporary … Continue reading
Children's Social Care
Statutory child protection, children in need, adoption and fostering services
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Foster care payment rates
1.Details of the lowest, highest and average weekly fee rates agreed with external suppliers of Independent Foster Care Services for the current year (2017/2018). Fees paid to Independent Fostering Agencies are determined by those providers. We do hold that information, … Continue reading
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Unaccompanied asylum seeking children age assessment appeals
I would be grateful if you could provide responses to the following questions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, regarding individuals referred to your children’s services department as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children: In the financial years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017: How much money … Continue reading
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Looked after children and placements with independent fostering agencies
I would like the numbers of children in care in-house and placed in IFA’s separately for the most recent date you have the information available and the current weekly costs for both either as a whole or an average per … Continue reading
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Disabled children spend and service provision
What was the council’s gross expenditure on children’s social services and expenditure on service provision in: Please itemise each year by: Gross expenditure (£s) & Of which (£s) was spent on service provision Year Amount 2010/11 Relevant information at this … Continue reading
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Direct Payments and Prepaid Cards
1. How many direct payments do you currently have in place for children and young people? 1094 2. How many direct payments do you currently have in place for adults? 3,087 3. What is the average value of a direct … Continue reading
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Use of Agency Social Workers
1 – How many qualified social workers were working on a temporary (agency) basis at the Council on Monday 3rd April 2017, analysed by: a) Children’s Services social work roles 34 b) Adults’ Services social work roles 12 2 – … Continue reading
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Historical child sexual abuse
Since January 1 2012 please tell me how many allegations of historical child sexual abuse or other allegations relating to children in the authority’s care, those at children’s homes or other secure facilities, have been made. We may hold this … Continue reading
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Children in Care Council and local children’s rights and advocacy services
I’m a research volunteer with Article 39 (See http://www.article39.org.uk). I am researching and building a list of Children in Care Councils across England (name and contact email), together with a list of local children’s rights and advocacy services. I have … Continue reading
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Permanent staff recruitment through recruitment agencies
How many permanent members of staff did you hire via recruitment agencies over the last 12 months? We have interpreted the last twelve months to mean June 2016 – May 2017. We do hold this information but as disclosure may … Continue reading