Accomodation of S20 Children
Dear Reading Borough Council,
Please could you tell me:
Q1. How many children are currently accommodated by your local authority under section 20 of the Children Act 1989?
Q2. Of the children in Q1, how many have been accommodated under section 20 for more than 3 months?
Q3. Of the children in Q1, how many have been accommodated under section 20 for more than 6 months?
Q4. Q3. Of the children in Q1, how many have been accommodated under section 20 for more than 12 months?
Yours faithfully,
Themer Slimane
Dear Themer Slimane
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Yours sincerely
Charlotte Almond
Customer Relations Apprentice
Customer Relations Team
Directorate of Resources
Reading Borough Council
Civic Centre, Customer Relations Team, Bridge Street
Reading, RG1 2LU
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Dear Themer Slimane
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your recent request received in this office on 14 June 2019.
You have requested the following information under the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000: Your request and our response are below:
Q1. How many children are currently accommodated by your local authority
under section 20 of the Children Act 1989? 38
Q2. Of the children in Q1, how many have been accommodated under section
20 for more than 3 months? 29
Q3. Of the children in Q1, how many have been accommodated under section
20 for more than 6 months? 26
Q4. Q3. Of the children in Q1, how many have been accommodated under
section 20 for more than 12 months? 16
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Mr N Bullough
Senior Customer Relations Officer
Customer Relations Team| Directorate of Resources
Civic Office
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Reading Borough Council
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Mr N Bullough
Senior Customer Relations Officer
Customer Relations Team| Directorate of Resources
Civic Office
Bridge Street
Reading Borough Council
RG1 2LU
0118 937 2726 (Internal ext 72726)
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