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Ms T Potter made this Freedom of Information request to Leicestershire County Council
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From: Ms T Potter
8 June 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
The Unaccompanied care leavers and asylum seekers report @
http://www.kent.gov.uk/publications/coun...
mentions that 16 and 17 year old newly arrived Unaccompanied Asylum
Seeking Children (UASC) are most often than not accommodated under
Section 20 of the Children Act (1989), hereafter referred to as
"Section 20". This duty can be discharged, after a needs
assessment, then they can be supported under the Children (Leaving
Care) Act (2000) and or Section 17 of the Children Act (1989),
hereafter referred to as "Section 17". The report indicates this
practice is similar to the one used for 16 and 17 year old
indigenous young people in like circumstances.
To help understand how this practice operates can you please advise
me, in the final quarter of 2008 (October, November and December
2008) how many newly arrived 16 and 17 year old UASC you
accommodated under Section 20 for the first time and for each
individual UASC please advise of.
A) The exact age of each individual UASC was when first
accommodated - Using the formula that indicates how many full years
and months has elapsed since birth. Such as 16.4, meaning 16 years
and 4 months.
B) The exact date each individual first became accommodated under
Section 20.
C) An indication, of a Yes or No, on whether you have provided any
individual UASC with Section 17 support, prior to them being
accommodated under Section 20 on the date given in section B.
D) If, at present, any individual has been discharged from Section
20, please advise of the exact date this discharge took effect.
E) Whether any services are currently provided, to each individual,
under the Children (Leaving Care) Act.
F) Whether any services are currently provided, to each individual,
under Section 17 of the Children Act .
G) The exact date any individual UASC was assessed as being 18 or
more years of age.
In your response please also state with a simple Yes or No, on
whether or not you follow the practice of not accommodating a UASC
under Section 20 until you have assessed them as being under the
age of 18?
To help comply with this information request please use my
pro-forma spreadsheet, which you can download @
members.lycos.co.uk/potterfamily/foiaspreadsheet.xls
http://members.lycos.co.uk/potterfamily/...
Yours faithfully,
Ms T Potter
Leicestershire County Council
9 June 2009
Ms Potter
[FOI #13156 email]
09/06/2009
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
FOI Request Number : 1334
Description : The Unaccompanied Care Leavers and Asylum Seekers report
Dear Ms Potter
I acknowledge your request for information received on 09/06/2009 09:27.
Your request is being considered and you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.
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If you have any queries or concerns then please contact the Business Partner(Information Management) at Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8TG, telephone 0116 305 8250, e-mail [Leicestershire County Council request email].
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If you wish to contact Leicestershire County Council concerning this request please use the request number above as a reference.
Yours sincerely
Andrew Williams
Leicestershire County Council
6 July 2009
Ms Potter
[FOI #13156 email]
06/07/2009
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
FOI Request Number :1334
Description :The Unaccompanied Care Leavers and Asylum Seekers report
Dear Ms Potter
I can confirm that the information requested is held by Leicestershire County Council. Your request for information has now been considered and the information is available from http://www.leicsfoi.org.uk/disclosureLog....
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Yours sincerely
Andrew Williams
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Request Number 1334 received 09/06/2009, resolved 06/07/2009 10:59:00
Description:
The Unaccompanied Care Leavers and Asylum Seekers report
Details:
See Notes.
Resolution:
Spreadsheet attached containing answers to A-G. The answer to the final question (re: following practice) is yes.
Notes:
09/06/2009 09:33
The Unaccompanied care leavers and asylum seekers report http://www.kent.gov.uk/publications/coun... mentions that 16 and 17 year old newly arrived Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) are most often than not accommodated under Section 20 of the Children Act (1989), hereafter referred to as "Section 20". This duty can be discharged, after a needs assessment, then they can be supported under the Children (Leaving Care) Act (2000) and or Section 17 of the Children Act (1989), hereafter referred to as "Section 17". The report indicates this practice is similar to the one used for 16 and 17 year old indigenous young people in like circumstances. To help understand how this practice operates can you please advise me, in the final quarter of 2008 (October, November and December 2008) how many newly arrived 16 and 17 year old UASC you accommodated under Section 20 for the first time and for each individual UASC please advise of. A) The exact age of each individual UASC was when first accommodated - Using the formula that indicates how many full years and months has elapsed since birth. Such as 16.4, meaning 16 years and 4 months. B) The exact date each individual first became accommodated under Section 20. C) An indication, of a Yes or No, on whether you have provided any individual UASC with Section 17 support, prior to them being accommodated under Section 20 on the date given in section B. D) If, at present, any individual has been discharged from Section 20, please advise of the exact date this discharge took effect. E) Whether any services are currently provided, to each individual, under the Children (Leaving Care) Act. F) Whether any services are currently provided, to each individual, under Section 17 of the Children Act. G) The exact date any individual UASC was assessed as being 18 or more years of age. In your response please also state with a simple Yes or No, on whether or not you follow the practice of not accommodating a UASC under Section 20 until you have assessed them as being under the age of 18? To help comply with this information request please use my pro-forma spreadsheet [attached].
http://www.leicsfoi.org.uk/disclosureLog...
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http://domain2002948.sites.fasthosts.com...
A) The exact age of each individual UASC was when first accommodated - Using the formula that indicates how many full years and months has elapsed since birth. Such as 16.4, meaning 16 years and 4 months.
B) The exact date each individual first became accommodated under Section 20.
C) An indication, of a Yes or no, on whether you have provided any individual UASC with Section 17 support, prior to them being accommodated under Section 20.
D) If, at present, any individual has been discharged from Section 20, please advise of the exact date this discharge took effect.
E) Whether any services are currently provided, to each individual, under the Children (Leaving Care) Act
F) Whether any services are currently provided, to each individual, under Section 17 of the Children Act
G) The exact date any individual UASC was assessed as being 18 or more years of age.
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A B C D E F G
17.2 10/10/2008 No Not applicable No No Not applicable
17.1 24/11/2008 No 05/03/2009 Yes No Not applicable
16.6 24/11/2008 No 06/02/2009 No No 06/02/2009
17.2 24/11/2008 No 03/02/2009 No No 03/02/2009
16.6 16/12/2008 No Not applicable No No Not applicable
16.1 27/11/2008 No Not applicable Yes No Not applicable
17.9 22/12/2008 No 03/03/2009 Yes No 03/03/2009
16.1 09/01/2009 No 10/04/2009 Yes No Not applicable
17.6 09/01/2009 No 06/02/2009 No No 06/02/2009
15.7 29/12/2008 No 02/01/2009 No No 02/01/2009
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