Number of Children in Care, Foster Carers, Financial Support under S.17
Case reference FOI2022/01300
Published 10 October 2022
Request
Q1. For each of the financial years 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 20/21, 21/22 and 22/23 (to date):
Q1A. How many requests were made for financial support in cash or kind under section 17 (6) of the Children Act?
Q1B. How many requests were granted for financial support in cash or kind under section 17(6) of the Children Act?
Q1C. For each financial year what was the total monetary value of the support provided in cash or kind under section 17 (6) of the Children Act?
Q2. For each of the financial years 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 20/21, 21/22 and 22/23 (to date):
Q2A. What was the total number of children in the care of your authority?
Q3. For each of the financial years 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 20/21, 21/22 and 22/23 (to date):
Q3A. How many approved foster carers were registered with your local authority? (For clarity, by approved foster carers I am looking for the number of people who have completed all the checks and training and are approved to carry out fostering)
Please note, I would be grateful if you could provide annual breakdowns for the data requested preferably in an Excel spreadsheet.
Response
Please see the attached spreadsheet.
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