Children's Social Care

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

  • Care Leavers Setting Up Home Grant

    We would like to understand your local authority’s policy on the setting home allowance and would like answers to the following questions. Local authority name: Devon County Council On the 1st March 2024, what was the total amount you offered … Continue reading →

  • Multi-agency safeguarding hub

    I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information legislation. Please provide me with the following information: 1. Do you have a Multi-agency safeguarding hub or similar arrangement in which children’s social care departments work alongside the … Continue reading →

  • Child Protection Plans

    This request concerns characteristics that may be described as any of the following: Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII); Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy; parental ‘over-medicalisation’ of their child; or ‘perplexing presentations’ with regards to the child’s health. In the following questions, … Continue reading →

  • Mockingbird Scheme

    1. What is the cost of running the scheme? The cost to set up and run a Mockingbird constellation is approximately £40,000 per annum. Delivering the Mockingbird programme includes some core costs, and some additional costs such as  affiliation with … Continue reading →

  • Looked After Children

    Can I please request the following information: 1. How many individual children (not placements) were placed into mainstream foster care by the local authority over the past 12 months (or the most recent 12-month period that you’re able to process)? … Continue reading →

  • Children’s Bedroom Sizes

    Please can you confirm if Devon’s Children’s Social Care would consider housing conditions as part of any assessment or plan for any child and family? Devon County Council Children’s Social Care would consider housing conditions as part of the plan … Continue reading →

  • Residential placements for children

    I am writing with a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Could I ask, for the financial years 2018-19, 2022-23 and 2023-24: 1. How much did your local authority spend on providing residential placements to children taken into the … Continue reading →

  • Children in care – accommodation

    As of November 1st 2023: a. Please can you provide the number of children (under 18 years-old) in Local Authority care on that date? 902 b. The number living in regulated accommodation? 864 c. The number living in unregulated accommodation? … Continue reading →

  • Foster Carer Allowances

    Please provide the following information: For your mainstream foster carer population (general/unconnected carers) the basic weekly allowances paid for 2023/24 per age bracket for all age bands. NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers. Devon County Council (DCC) currently … Continue reading →