FOI release

Children in care booked into short term accommodation April 1st and July 1st 2022

Case reference FOI2025/00744

Received 11 April 2025

Published 29 April 2025

Request

I would like to now on how many occasions, and for how many nights from april 1st to july 1st 2022, Herefordshire Council children’s services department booked children in its care, along with carers, into open-market short-term accommodation such as AirBnB, holiday cottages, activity centre holidays etc

Response

I would like to now on how many occasions, and for how many nights from april 1st to july 1st 2022, Herefordshire Council children’s services department booked children in its care, along with carers, into open-market short-term accommodation such as AirBnB, holiday cottages, activity centre holidays etc

         

          A: Please see below:

Case 1 - 05/05/2022 - 1 night

Case 2 - 06/05/2022 - 11/05/2022 - 5 nights

Case 3 - 05/05/2022 - 17/05/2022 – 12 nights

Case 4 - 18/05/2022 - 19/05/2022 – 1 night

Case 5 - 20/05/2022 - 09/06/2022 – 20  nights

Case 6 – 05/05/2022 – 1 night (Please note this is not the same as case 1)

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