Fostering

  • The Good Practice Guide

    Does the social workers department follow THE GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE- FAMILY RIGHTS GROUP (frg.org.uk) when completing an Initial Viability assessment of a potential carer. Clarification : Do social workers follow the guidance as per document when carrying out an Initial … Continue reading →

  • Foster care

    Q1. How many foster carers/families do you currently need in your area? 530. Q2. How many children/young people in your council area were in foster care in the following years? 2024 – currently 2023 –  2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 … Continue reading →

  • Fostering Complaints

    1. For the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date, how many complaints were received through the complaints service, from foster carers who are looking after children on behalf of Devon? 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024* 7 8 … Continue reading →

  • Loss of Foster Carers

    1) For the years 2020 to 2023 can you please provide the following information: a) the number of main stream foster carers who have left the service or who have been deregistered. b) the reason for them leaving the service. … Continue reading →

  • Fostering Information

    We would like to request the following data under the freedom of information act. Q1. How many foster carers/families do you currently need in your area? (INSERT NUMBER) We do not hold this information. This is being explored through our … Continue reading →

  • Foster Carers Payments

    1. What is the basic weekly allowances paid in 23/24 per age bracket for mainstream foster carers? Not including any fee/reward element. 2. Please detail any other allowances paid for children living in mainstream foster care in addition to their … Continue reading →

  • Fostering

    As a freedom of information request, please provide answers to the following questions: Is your organisation currently recruiting in-house foster carers? Yes How many in-house foster carers do you need to recruit this year? (Please provide number of households and … Continue reading →

  • Fostering Devon – Foster Carers Allowances

    What is Devon County Councils’ 2022-23 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands? (Not including any fee/reward element for foster carers) Fee and allowance all ages dependant on need:- Fees and allowance £ Standard £213.01 Enhanced £302.03 Enhanced plus … Continue reading →

  • Numbers of children in foster care

    In foster care: Children in care * Total number of children from your local authority * Number of children cared for by your own local authority provision * Number of children cared for by another local authority’s provision * Number … Continue reading →

  • Fostering placements for Looked After Children

    1. Who, within the local authority, has commissioning responsibility for Fostering placements for Looked After Children? Please provide the following: a. Name b. Job title c. Telephone no. e. Email address a. Deputy Chief Officer, Head of Children’s Health and … Continue reading →