Statistics by Local Authority
Dear Warwickshire County Council,
Please provide answers to the following questions under the FOI Act.
1a) For each of the years listed, please specify how many interim managers at Assistant Director level or above has the council employed in Children’s Services (directly or via an agency) : 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (to 1 March)
1b) Please also specify how many interim managers at Assistant Director level or above has the council employed in Children’s Services (directly or via an agency) in total between the years 2017- 1 March 2022 inclusive?
2) For each of the years listed, please specify how much the council has spent on interim managers at Assistant Director Level or above in Children’s services (directly or via an agency): In 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (to 1 March)
3) In total, how much has the council been ordered to pay out in awards for human rights’ breaches to children, their parents, family members and carers who have been involved in family court proceedings in each of the following calendar years (not financial years): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (to 1 March)
4) How many removals of newborns from their birth parents, within the first two weeks of birth, has the local authority done in each of the following calendar years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (to 1 March)
For all the above questions please provide the data in an CSV table laid out in the following format. Questions down the left hand side, and Years along the top row. with answers in the corresponding cells. I have explained further below:
CELL A1: BLANK
COLUMN A, CELLS A2-A6 lists each question (a new row for each question)
ie.
- CELL A2 says question 1a
- CELL A3 says question 1b
- CELL A4 says question 2
- CELL A5 says question 3
- CELL A6 says question 4
ROW 1, CELLS B1-L1 list the years in order from 2012 through to 2022 inclusive (a new column for each year)
- CELL B1 has 2012
- CELL C1 has 2013
- CELL D1 has 2014
etc through to
- CELL L1 has 2022 (as of March 1)
- CELL M1 says 2017-2022 inclusive
Please insert the answers to each question in each Row under the corresponding year
- The answers to Question 1a will be inserted in the CELLS G2-L2.
- The answers to Question 1b can be inserted in CELL M3
- The answers to Question 2 will be inserted in the CELLS G4-L4.
- The answers to Question 3 will be inserted in the CELLS G5-L5
- The answers to Question 4 will be inserted in the CELLS B6-L6.
If you have any queries about the questions or the format to provide the answers in then please let me know before the 20 working day timeframe so that I can clarify. Alternatively if you have any issues with the format you can answer in any format you think most appropriate.
Yours faithfully,
Anna Davis
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Dear Anna Davis
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 7 March
2022. We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information
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Information request
Our reference: 7685072
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Dear Anna Davis
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 part of your
request correctly, and we need further details from you in order to
identify and locate the correct information to answer Q4:
4) How many removals of newborns from their birth parents, within the
first two weeks of birth, has the local authority done in each of the
following calendar years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020, 2021, 2022 (to 1 March)?
The officer dealing with this part of your request has provided the
following details outlining what information we hold and asking for some
clarification:
"We can provide any children who were accommodated within two weeks of
being born who were made subject to an interim, full or placement order.
Please note that Section 20 accommodation is usually in agreement with the
parents so wouldn't be classed as a removal as such. Can we confirm with
the requester a precise definition?"
Therefore, I should be grateful if you would confirm that the information
we hold as outlined above would be acceptable to answer this question?
Alternatively, please provide clarification for the term 'removals of
newborns from their birth parents' and explain what information you are
expecting us to provide to answer this question?
I will not be able to take this matter further without this extra
information from you, please let me know by 1st June 2022. 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.
If you need assistance, please contact me at:
[1][Warwickshire County Council request email] in the first instance.
Kind regards
Bruce Green
Information Rights Officer
Information Management Team
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
Tel: 01926 412211
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Dear Warwickshire County Council,
Thank you for the clarification question.
Yes as you propose, I would like the number of children who were accommodated within two weeks of
being born who were made subject to an interim, full or placement order.
That can exclude Section 20 accommodation orders as per your definition.
Yours sincerely,
Anna Davis
Information request
Our reference: 7685072
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Dear Anna Davis
Thank you for your request for information received on 7th March 2022.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Kind regards
Bruce Green
Information Rights Officer
Information Management Team
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
Tel: 01926 412211
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
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