Looked After Children in Unregulated Accommodation

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Dear London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council,
I'm interested in information about the councils looked after children aged below 16 who have been housed in unregulated accommodation. Please could you kindly answer these following questions.

1. On how many separate occasions over the past 12 months (March 2022 - March 2023) have you needed to house any of your looked after children (under the age of 16) in (short term emergency) unregulated (not regulated by OFSTED) accommodation?

2. Referring to Question 1, how many separate children or young people (under the age of 16) did that relate to?

3. How many days in total (combined) were your children and young people (under the age of 16) housed in unregulated accommodation over the past 12 months (March 2022 - March 2023)?

4. What was your total spend on support agencies over the past 12 months (March 2022 - March 2023)to cover the support costs of supporting your children and young people (aged under 16) who were housed unregulated accommodation?

Thank you so much.

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Knowles

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council

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Our reference: 28936540

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Dear Mr Knowles
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I am writing to ask you to clarify your request.
 
This is because we are not certain that we have understood your request
correctly.
 
Therefore I should be grateful if you would please define what you mean by
"unregulated accommodation"?
 
I will not be able to take this matter further without this extra
information from you. Please let me know by 04/05/2023.
 
If I do not hear from you within the timeframe provided, I shall take it
that you do not wish to pursue this request and will consider the request
closed. 
 
Yours sincerely
 
FOI Team
 
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Dear London Borough of Barking and Dagenham,

In Question 2 you will find the answer to your question. " unregulated (not regulated by OFSTED) "

Yours sincerely,

Oliver Knowles

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council

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Dear Mr Knowles
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 28 April 2023.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
FOI Team
 
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