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Dear Slough Borough Council,

1. Since 1 Jan 2019 to Jan 2020 how many applications for a Care Order have been made by the Local Authority?

2. How many children are in the care of the Local Authority under:

a. S17 order
b. S20 Order/EPO
b. S31 Order
c. S38 Order
From Jan 2019 -Jan 2020

3. How many of the applications for a care order has had a Child Care Conference before the child/ren was taken into care?
In relation to a,b,c, d, from Jan 2019 -Jan 2020

4. How many applications for a care order has had a Public Law Outline before the child/ren was taken into care?
In relation to a,b,c,d, from Jan 2019 -Jan 2020

5. How many of the applications for a Care Order made since 1 Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 have resulted in:

a. A Supervision Order
b. A Care Order - Permanent Foster Care/Care Home
c. An Adoption Order.
d. A Special Guardianship Order - placed with a friend/teacher/family
e. No Order/reunification with parents

6. In relation to 3a, b, c, d and e how many of the parents have:
a. Been convicted of a criminal offence against their children

7. In relation to question 1. how many of the parents have made an official complaint against children's services prior to the commencement of care proceedings?
b. In relation to question 1. how many of the parents have made an official complaint against children's services after to the commencement of care proceedings?

Yours faithfully,

Amore Jackson

FOI, Slough Borough Council

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Dear Amore

 

Please find below the reply just received from Slough Childrens Services
Trust who run children’s services in Slough.

 

My sincere apologises for the delay in their response.

 

 

Question 1 Since 1 Jan 2019 to Jan 2020 how many applications for a Care
Order have been made by the Local Authority?
  104 (individual children)

 

Question 2 How many children are in the care of the Local Authority under:

 

a. S17 order

b. S20 Order/EPO

c. S31 Order

d. S38 Order

From Jan 2019 -Jan 2020
a. 0 (children in care are not subject to S17 orders)
b. 30
c. 108
d. 47

*Data provided as at 31/12/2019

Question 3 How many of the applications for a care order has had a Child
Care Conference before the child/ren was taken into care?

In relation to a, b, c, d, from Jan 2019 -Jan 2020*
a. n/a
b. 8
c. 0
d. 22

*Child care conferences taken to mean Child Protection Conference and the
child becoming subject to a child protection plan.

Question 4 How many applications for a care order has had a Public Law
Outline before the child/ren was taken into care?

In relation to a, b, c, d, from Jan 2019 -Jan 2020
a. We are unable to advise
b. We are unable to advise
c. We are unable to advise
d. We are unable to advise

*Due to reporting restrictions we are unable to report on this question as
it would not be completed within the FOI time constraints.

Question 5 How many of the applications for a Care Order made since 1 Jan
2019 - Jan 2020 have resulted in:

 

a. A Supervision Order

b. A Care Order - Permanent Foster Care/Care Home

c. An Adoption Order.

d. A Special Guardianship Order - placed with a
friend/teacher/family

e. No Order/reunification with parents
a. 22
b. 30
c. 0
d. 6
e. Less than 5

 

Question 6 In relation to 3a, b, c, d and e how many of the parents have:

a. Been convicted of a criminal offence against their children
  We are unable to advise*

*Due to reporting restrictions we are unable to report on this question as
it would not be completed within the FOI time constraints.

Question 7 In relation to question 1. How many of the parents have made an
official complaint against children's services prior to the
commencement of care proceedings?

b. In relation to question 1. How many of the parents have made
an official complaint against children's services after to the
commencement of care proceedings?
   a. Before proceedings commenced 6 children’s parents made
complaints*
 b. After proceedings commenced 5 children’s parents made
complaints*

*Please note that this does not take into account the number of complaints
made by individual parents, the nature of the complaint, or how long
before proceedings commenced the complaint was made.

Kind regards, SBC FOI Officer 

 

 

 

 

 

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From: Amore Jackson[[1]SMTP:[email address]]

Sent: 06 March 2020 12:24:47

To: FOI

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Care Proceeding of LA

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Dear Slough Borough Council,

 

1. Since 1 Jan 2019 to Jan 2020 how many applications for a Care Order
have been made by the Local Authority?

 

2. How many children are in the care of the Local Authority under:

 

a. S17 order

b. S20 Order/EPO

b. S31 Order

c. S38 Order

From Jan 2019 -Jan 2020

 

3. How many of the applications for a care order has had a Child Care
Conference before the child/ren was taken into care?

In relation to a,b,c, d, from Jan 2019 -Jan 2020

 

4. How many applications for a care order has had a Public Law Outline
before the child/ren was taken into care?

In relation to a,b,c,d, from Jan 2019 -Jan 2020

 

5. How many of the applications for a Care Order made since 1 Jan 2019 -
Jan 2020 have resulted in:

 

a. A Supervision Order

b. A Care Order - Permanent Foster Care/Care Home

c. An Adoption Order.

d. A Special Guardianship Order - placed with a friend/teacher/family

e. No Order/reunification with parents

 

6. In relation to 3a, b, c, d and e how many of the parents have:

a. Been convicted of a criminal offence against their children

 

7. In relation to question 1. how many of the parents have made an
official complaint against children's services prior to the commencement
of care proceedings?

b. In relation to question 1. how many of the parents have made an
official complaint against children's services after to the commencement
of care proceedings?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Amore Jackson

 

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