Children's Independent Assessments

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Dear Leicestershire County Council,

Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
1. How many assessments were completed by independent practitioners or external organisations during the period 23/03/2020 and 22/03/2021 for:

A: PAMS assessments
B: Parenting risk assessments
C: SGO assessments
D: Form F assessments
E: Connected Person / Kinship Care assessments
F: Kinship Viability Assessments
G: Age assessment / unaccompanied minor assessments

2. What is the average price paid per:
A: PAMS assessment
B: Parenting risk assessment
C: SGO assessment
D: Form F assessment
E: Connected Person / Kinship Care Assessment
F: Kinship Viability Assessment
G: Age assessment / unaccompanied minors

3. Please provide the name, position and contact details of the person or team responsible for commissioning these assessments

Yours faithfully,

Jim Ward

leicestershire@infreemation.co.uk,

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