Charlie Foulkes
Adeyemi Tiamiyu
Via Email
Children’s Services Department
request-152073-
Southwark Council
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
PO Box 64529
London SE1P 5LX
(T) (020) 7525 0348
(E) xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
www.southwark.gov.uk
8 April 2013
Dear Mr Foulkes
Re: Your request for information: 281905
Please accept our apologies for the delay and any inconvenience occasioned in
providing this response. Thank you for your request for information that was
received on 5 March 2013 in which you requested:
Please could you let me know your budget for Children's Social
Services for the last 8 years and your projected budget for 2013.
I would appreciate if the information could be broken into the
following categories, though I will accept information given in
categories already used by yourselves if that is more convenient.
* Budget for foster care
* Budget for staff (i.e. Social Workers)
* Budget for care and support (e.g. disabled children)
* Budget for investigations
* Total cost Southwark Council has outlined the response below;
The information requested is already in the public domain and is shown in the link
below for further details.
Under section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to
a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The budgets for Children's
Services are shown in the Southwark Council’s Budget Book, which is available on
the Council's website
http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/10016/key_documents/520/budget_book
Please note the budget information for the previous years are enclosed below;
Strategic Director of Children's and Adults Services - Romi Bowen
Health and Social
BB final.pdf (886 Budget Book 07-08
Care.pdf (16...
KB)
lr.pdf (1 MB...
The projected budget for 2013 is shown in the link below;
http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=132&Year=2013
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as a Refusal Notice in relation to your request.
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If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and
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Corporate Freedom of Information Officer at:
Corporate Freedom of Information Officer
Southwark Council
160 Tooley Street
PO BOX 64529
London SE1P 5LX
Email: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
If you are not content with the outcome of your appeal you may apply directly to the
Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner
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procedure and you should contact him within 2 months of the outcome of your
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Further information on the Freedom of Information Act is available through the
Information Commissioner at the:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Strategic Director of Children's and Adults Services – Romi Bowen
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Internet: www.ico.org.uk
Yours sincerely,
Adeyemi Tiamiyu Information and Records Officer
Southwark Children's Services and
Adults Social Care Services
Strategic Director of Children's and Adults Services – Romi Bowen