looked after children statistics

Dear Mr O'Neill,

Freedom of Information Request

I refer to your request for information which has now been considered and
the information requested is enclosed.

If you have any concerns or queries about the handling of your enquiry
then please contact the Records Manager & Data Protection Officer, Royal
Borough of Kingston upon Thames, High Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1
1EU, telephone 020 8547 5757, Email: [1][Kingston upon Thames Borough Council request email]

Further information on the Act is available from the Information
Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700 [2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

In the request that you submitted, you asked for the following
information:

* How many Looked After Children were in the care of Kingston upon
Thames Borough Council at 1st January 2009?
* Of these how many were placed in: internal residential homes, internal
fostering private fostering independent residential homes

This information is enclosed.

100 Children were Looked After by the local authority at 01.01.09. This
excludes respite care.

internal residential homes: 0

internal fostering: 47 placed in foster care
(this comprises placement provided by the authority and excludes those
provided by friend or relative, and arranged through agency)

(private fostering) Kinship Placements: 15 (We have taken this to mean
placements with friends or relatives only)

independent residential homes: 14 (this includes homes hostels
and residential homes but not residential schools)

The data request is rather ambiguous as Private Fostering Arrangements
mean a child is not Looked After so have interpreted as above.

If you feel that there is any further information that I can provide,
please let me know.

Yours sincerely,

Katharine Thorn
Information Officer, Partnerships and Workforce Development,
Learning and Children's Services, First Floor, Guildhall 2, Kingston upon
Thames, KT1 1EU
Tel: 020 8547 5247
Fax: 020 8547 5235
Email: [email address]

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