Number of children used as CHIS by the council

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Dear Southampton City Council,

Please could you provide the following information:

1 - The number of children currently used by the council as juvenile Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS)
2 - How many of those children are care-experienced (in the care system now or in the past)
3 - The age of each of the children
4 - The ethnic background of each of the children
5 - How long each child has been working as a CHIS at the council
6 - How much each child is paid/ how each child is compensated for working as a CHIS

Yours faithfully,

Natasha Phillips
Researching Reform

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Dear Natasha Phillips,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on 09/01/2019.
It has been determined that you have requested the following information:

 

·         The number of children currently used by the council as juvenile
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS)

·         How many of those children are care-experienced (in the care
system now or in the past)

·         The age of each of the children

·         The ethnic background of each of the children

·         How long each child has been working as a CHIS at the council

·         How much each child is paid/ how each child is compensated for
working as a CHIS

 

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Giany, Gurpreet, Southampton City Council

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Dear Natasha Phillips

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request of 9^th January 2019 in
relation to Number of children used as CHIS by the council.

 

Please find attached Southampton City Council’s response to your request.

 

Kind regards

 

Gurpreet Giany

Business Support Officer

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

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