Outcomes for Looked after children

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Dear Greenwich Borough Council,

Can you please provide the following information. In all instances where numbers are asked for please provide them both as a whole number and as a percentage of the overall total.

1. How many children of compulsory school age do you currently have under local authority care?

Of these;
i) How many had their education delegated to a school by their parents before going into care?
ii) How many were electively home educated by their parents before going into care?

2. Can you please provide a statistical breakdown of the reasons why children in your local authority have been put under local authority care?

3. Please provide the number of children under local authority care classed as children missing education for the years (Jan 01 - Dec 31 in all instances) 2015, 2016, 2017. Both for the years provided and those still CME (with the years they have been CME).

4. Please provide a breakdown of how the children who are CSA under local authority care are currently receiving their educational provision. Please include CME statistics.

5. Please provide the number of children aged 10 - 18 under local authority care who have (same years as Q3);

i) Gone missing
ii) Had police involvement
iii) Been groomed by adults after going into LAC.
iv) Had a relationship that resulted in pregnancy.
v) Had a relationship that resulted in parenthood.

6. Of the children currently under LAC please provide the number of children who have been identified by professionals as needing supportive therapy; This could be SEN, mentally, emotionally, physically etc.

Of these children;

i) How many have successfully received the therapy recommended?
ii) How many are in receipt of the therapy recommended?
iii) How many are waiting to receive the therapy recommended?

Finally, can you please provide statistics/documentation and evidence for the educational outcomes for all children under local authority care?

Yours faithfully,

G Swanson

foi, Greenwich Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 13/03/2018

Based on the information you have provided, we have considered your request to be invalid because you have not provided us with enough of your real name in order to give us a reasonable indication of your identity. In order for a Freedom of Information Act request to be considered, the request must be in writing, state the name of the applicant, give an address for correspondence and outline the information requested.

If you provide us with your full name, we will consider your request in accordance with the Act.

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Central Services
Royal Borough of Greenwich

020 8921 5044
 Room 20, Basement, Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich, London SE18 6PW
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

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Dear foi,

Can I ask when the law changed on this?

It still states quite clearly on WDTK (which was recently updated):

"There are several good alternatives to using a pseudonym.

Use a different form of your name. The guidance says that “Mr Arthur Thomas Roberts” can make a valid request as “Arthur Roberts”, “A. T. Roberts”, or “Mr Roberts”, but not as “Arthur” or “A.T.R.”."

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/priv...

Please answer my freedom of information request in full.

Yours sincerely,

G Swanson

foi, Greenwich Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request: FOI-13274

Thank you for your request dated 13 March 2018

We apologise for the miscommunication and any inconvenience that has caused you.

Your request will be answered by 12 April 2018

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Corporate Services
Directorate of Central Services
Royal Borough of Greenwich

020 8921 5044
 Room 20 Basement The Town Hall, Wellington Street, London SE18 6PW
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

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foi, Greenwich Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information request: FOI-13274

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, dated 13/03/2018

Your request is currently being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be progressed as soon as we have received the clarification requested below.

In question 4, can you let us know what CSA stands for?

Please quote the reference number in your reply.

If we have not received clarification within 2 months of this email, we will close the request.
Yours sincerely,

Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Central Services
Royal Borough of Greenwich

020 8921 5044
 Room 20, Basement, Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich, London SE18 6PW
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

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Dear foi,

"In question 4, can you let us know what CSA stands for?"

Compulsory School Age.

Yours sincerely,

G Swanson

foi, Greenwich Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your clarification dated March 30, 2018.

Your request will now be answered by May 1, 2018

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Central Services
Royal Borough of Greenwich

020 8921 5044
 Room 20, Basement, Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich, London SE18 6PW
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

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foi, Greenwich Borough Council

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Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information request: FOI-13274*

Thank you for your request dated 30 March 2018

Our response is as follows:

Q1. How many children of compulsory school age do you currently have under local authority care?
326 * snapshot as of 23/04/18 of children looked after

Q3. Number of children under local authority care classed as children missing education for the years (calendar
Years) 2015, 2016, 2017. Both for the years provided and those still CME (with the years they have been CME).
None
Q4. Please provide a breakdown of how the children who are CSA under local authority care are currently
Receiving their educational provision. Please include CME statistics.

Please refer to the attachment ‘FOI-13274’

Q5. Please provide the number of children aged 10 - 18 under local authority care who have (Financial Years)

a) Gone missing
2014/15 = 77
2015 /16= 51
2016/17= 48
NB these figures are for children missing for over 24 hours.

If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me, quoting the reference number above.

If you are not satisfied with our response to your request, you can ask for an Internal Review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original request. If you wish to do this, please contact us, setting out why you are dissatisfied.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Internal Review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the Internal Review procedure provided by the Council. You can contact the ICO by emailing [email address], or by post at Customer Contact, Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely,

Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Corporate Services
Directorate of Central Services
Royal Borough of Greenwich

020 8921 5044
 Room 20 Basement The Town Hall, Wellington Street, London SE18 6PW
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

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