16+ Looked after Children Placement Costs and Data Information

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Dear Northumberland County Council,

I am writing to request information about the numbers and cost of placements for 16 and 17 year old looked after children in your local authority.

Can you please answer the following questions:

1) How many 16 and 17 year old looked after children is your local authority responsible for currently?

2) How many 16 and 17 year old looked after children in your local authority are currently placed out of area?

3) How many 16 and 17 year old looked after children were accommodated in spot purchased placements (off framework/contracted arrangements) in the 22/23 financial year?

4) What was the cost of placements/supported accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds per week for the 22/23 financial year?
a) lowest cost
b) highest cost
c) average cost

5) Are there sufficient placements in your local authority area for 16 and 17 year old looked after children who have a high level of complex needs?

Yours faithfully,

Ms Wilson

Northumberland County Council

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Dear Ms Wilson,

INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information which will be dealt with under
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Kind regards,
 
Julia

Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF

Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk

Northumberland County Council

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Dear Enquirer, 

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to the numbers
and cost of placements for 16 and 17 year old looked after children. 

 

Right of Access 

 

Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled. 

 

(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds
information of the description specified in the request (which Section
1(6) of the Act designates as the "duty to confirm or deny"), and 

 

(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him. 

 

The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the
document or record which contains it. 

 

The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public
authorities subject to various exemptions. 

 

Northumberland County Council confirms that it holds the information you
have requested, please see the following information in response. 

 

Q.1 How many 16 and 17 year old looked after children is your local
authority responsible for currently? 

96 
 

Q.2 How many 16 and 17 year old looked after children in your local
authority are currently placed out of area?  

22 
 

Q.3 How many 16 and 17 year old looked after children were accommodated in
spot purchased placements (off framework/contracted arrangements) in the
22/23 financial year? 
 

15 - please note that all children's home placements are spot purchased as
Northumberland Council does not participate in a framework. 
 

Q.4 What was the cost of placements/supported accommodation for 16 and 17
year olds per week for the 22/23 financial year? 
 

a lowest cost £377.60 
b highest cost £6,720 
c average cost £3,068.13 

 
Q.5 Are there sufficient placements in your local authority area for 16
and 17 year old looked after children who have a high level of complex
needs?  

No 

 

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from the date of this response to the Information Governance Office: 

 

Information Governance Office, Northumberland County Council, County Hall,
Morpeth, NE61 2EF 

Email: [1][Northumberland County Council request email] 

 

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Yours faithfully, 

 

FOI Coordinator - 

Information Governance Office 

Northumberland County Council 

County Hall 

Morpeth 

Northumberland 

NE61 2EF 

 

Tel: 0345 600 6400 

Email: [3][Northumberland County Council request email] 

Web: [4]http://www.northumberland.gov.uk 

 

 

 
 

 

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