Children missing from residential units

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Dear Aberdeen City Council,

I would like to request the following:

1) A list of the residential units operated by your local authority.
2)In 2016, how many children were living in these units in total in your local authority?
3) In 2017, how many children were living in these units in total in your local authority?
4)In 2016, how many times were children staying in these units reported missing to the police?
5)In 2017, how many times were children staying in these units reported missing to police?

Yours faithfully,

Rodger Hannah

Foi Enquiries, Aberdeen City Council

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Dear Mr Hannah,

 

Information enquiry reference FOI-18-0757.

 

Thank you for your recent request for information, which we received on 11
May 2018.   

 

The scheduled date for our response to your request for information is on
or before 11 June 2018.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any queries in the
meantime.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Salomeh Kheyri Rad
Information Compliance Officer

Information Compliance Team | Customer Feedback | Customer Experience

Aberdeen City Council,  Business Hub 17, 3rd Floor North, Marischal
College,

Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1AB
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Dear Mr Hannah,

 

Thank you for your information request of 11 May 2018.  Aberdeen City
Council (ACC) has completed the necessary search for the information
requested.

 

1)A list of the residential units operated by your local authority.

Gilbert Road Children’s Home

Kingsfield Children’s Home

The Willows Children’s Home

Kincorth Children’s Home

Long Walk Road

North Balnagask

 

2) In 2016, how many children were living in these units in total in your
local authority?

Gilbert Road Children’s Home: 9

Kingsfield Children’s Home: 6

The Willows Children’s Home: 9

Kincorth Children’s Home: 0 (This unit is currently inactive)

Long Walk Road: 4

North Balnagask: 2

 

3) In 2017, how many children were living in these units in total in your
local authority?

Gilbert Road Children’s Home: 6

Kingsfield Children’s Home: 5

The Willows Children’s Home: 7

Kincorth Children’s Home: 0 (This unit is currently inactive)

Long Walk Road: 0

North Balnagask: 1

 

4)In 2016, how many times were children staying in these units reported
missing to the police?

Gilbert Road Children’s Home: 39

Kingsfield Children’s Home: 56

The Willows Children’s Home: 52

Kincorth Children’s Home: 0 (This unit is currently inactive)

Long Walk Road: 0

North Balnagask: 18

 

5)In 2017, how many times were children staying in these units reported
missing to police?

Gilbert Road Children’s Home: 17

Kingsfield Children’s Home: 10

The Willows Children’s Home: 27

Kincorth Children’s Home: 0 (This unit is currently inactive)

Long Walk Road: 0

North Balnagask: 0

 

We hope this helps with your request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Salomeh Kheyri Rad

Information Compliance Team

 

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Information Compliance Team | Customer Feedback | Customer Experience

Aberdeen City Council,  Business Hub 17, 3rd Floor North, Marischal
College,

Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1AB
Tel 03000 200 292

Email [1][Aberdeen City Council request email]

[2]www.aberdeencity.gov.uk

 

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