Providers of Semi Independent Accommodation
Dear Reading Borough Council,
Please may you let me know the following information.
1.1 How many Looked After Children aged 16 and 17 does the council currently have?
1.2 How many of these Looked After Children aged 16 and 17 does the council currently house in Semi Independent Accommodation?
1.3 Please provide the names of the companies who provide semi independent accommodation to your Looked After Children aged 16 and 17.
1.4 Please provide the average cost per child per week per provider
2.1 How many Care Leavers 18 plus does the council currently house in Semi Independent Accommodation?
2.2 Please provide the names of the companies who provide accommodation to your Care Leavers aged 18 plus
2.3 Please provide the average cost per child per week per provider
Yours faithfully,
James Steele
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Dear Mr Steele,
Thank you for your request for information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (2000). In accordance with the Act, you can expect to receive a formal written response to your enquiry by the 8th of October, 20 working days from the date we received your request.
Yours sincerely
Martyn Tarry
Customer Relations Officer
Customer Relations & Information Governance
Directorate of Resources
Reading Borough Council
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Dear Mr Steele
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your recent request received in this office on 10 September
2020.
Your request and our response are as follows:
1.1 How many Looked After Children aged 16 and 17 does the council
currently have?
68
1.2 How many of these Looked After Children aged 16 and 17 does the
council currently house in Semi Independent Accommodation?
25
1.3 Please provide the names of the companies who provide semi
independent accommodation to your Looked After Children aged 16 and 17.
Back to Back
Concept Care
OFSS
Care4UWE
Next Step
Real Care
Abiding Care
Solace Housing
YMCA
1.4 Please provide the average cost per child per week per provider
£735
2.1 How many Care Leavers 18 plus does the council currently house in Semi
Independent Accommodation?
10
2.2 Please provide the names of the companies who provide accommodation to
your Care Leavers aged 18 plus
Solace Housing
Care4UWE
Key2
YMCA
2.3 Please provide the average cost per child per week per provider
£445
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Yours sincerely
Charlotte Almond
Customer Relations Apprentice
Customer Relations Team
Directorate of Resources
Reading Borough Council
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Thank you for contacting Reading Borough Council regarding a Freedom of
Information Request. If this is the first time you have contacted us with
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