Freedom of information response

Children in Accommodation

Publication date: 
Thursday 19 September 2024
Request: 

Q1. How many children are currently at the time of your response accommodated by your local authority under section 20 of the Children Act 1989?

Q2. Of the children in Q1, how many are Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers?

Q3. Of the children in Q1, how many are young people that have requested to become looked after under Section 20 (Southwark Judgement).

Response: 

Q1. 284

Q2. 43

Q3.  Fewer than 5

We are unable to provide an exact number for question 3 above as: 

  • There is a low number involved. 
  • The release of this information could identify individuals which would constitute their personal data under the Data Protection Act  
  • There is no prior expectation on the part of these individuals that their personal information would be published in the wider public domain under the FOI Act 
  • Personal data of any other person is exempt under section 40 (2) of the Data Protection Act. 

However in the interests of transparency we are able to provide this information to you categorised as fewer than 5 to give you an indication of the figures 

Request reference:
FOI 14266