Freedom of information response
Children's social care spending
I am writing with a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Could I ask, for the financial years 2018-19, 22-23 and 23-24:
1. How much did your local authority spend on providing residential placements to children taken into the council's care? Please provide a breakdown for each year, including a projected spend for the rest of 23-24 if it is available.
2. Of that figure, how much of the figure was spent on private-sector residential placements? Again, please provide a breakdown for each year and include a projected spend for the rest of 23-24 if it is available.
3. How many children were taken into the council's care for each financial year?
I am writing with a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Could I ask, for the financial years 2018-19, 22-23 and 23-24:
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1. How much did your local authority spend on providing residential placements to children taken into the council's care? Please provide a breakdown for each year, including a projected spend for the rest of 23-24 if it is available. |
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Spend |
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2018-19 |
3,887,113 |
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2022-2023 |
4,899,092 |
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2023-2024 (forecast) |
7,803,593 |
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2. Of that figure, how much of the figure was spent on private-sector residential placements? Again, please provide a breakdown for each year and include a projected spend for the rest of 23-24 if it is available. |
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All private sector (no in house residential provision). |
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3. How many children were taken into the council's care for each financial year? |
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In the below table there are the number of children (not episodes) that started to be looked after in each financial year: |
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Year |
Number of Children becoming Looked After (started per FY) |
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2018-19 |
201 |
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2022-2023 |
95 |
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2023-2024 YTD |
134 |
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