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
Children's Social Care
Statutory child protection, children in need, adoption and fostering services
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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
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Looked after children and foster placements
Please can you provide me with information regarding the number of Looked After Children you have placed with Foster Carers and how many with IFA’s. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/594367/SFR41_2016_LA_Tables.xlsx Also please advise of the weekly costs related to these i.e. how much you … Continue reading
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Childrens Act 1989 Section 17
Do you have any guidance or policy documents or other such written material in respect of undertaking assessments and providing support pursuant to section 17 of the Children Act 1989 to families with no recourse to public funds (including documents … Continue reading
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Children’s Act 1989 Section 37 Investigations
1. Number of section 37 Children Act 1989 directions you have been directed to undertake by the Family Courts per year from January 2011 – December 2016. 2. Whether you have been directed to undertake more than one section 37 … Continue reading
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Troubled Families filter
Could you please provide me with each of the local filter criteria you used during the first phase of the Troubled Families Programme. If you changed your local filter criteria during the first phase of the programme, could you please … Continue reading