Children's Residential Care Placements
Case reference FOI2024/01656
Received 2 October 2024
Published 23 October 2024
Request
- What is the number of children whose residential care placements are currently costing your council £10,000 or more each week?
- When did each of these placements start? E.g February 2023.
- What is the average length of time that these children have been in these care placements for?
- What is the highest cost your council is paying per week for a child to be in a residential care placement? If you cannot be specific, please give this figure rounded to the nearest ten thousand pounds. If possible, please provide the name of the care provider in this case.
Response
- What is the number of children whose residential care placements are currently costing your council £10,000 or more each week?
Answer: 3 residential placements
- When did each of these placements start? E.g February 2023.
Answer: March 23, October 23, December 23
- What is the average length of time that these children have been in these care placements for?
Answer: 1 year
- What is the highest cost your council is paying per week for a child to be in a residential care placement? If you cannot be specific, please give this figure rounded to the nearest ten thousand pounds. If possible, please provide the name of the care provider in this case.
Answer: £12,000
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