Accomodation of S20 Children

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Dear Telford and Wrekin 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

Telford and Wrekin Council

Dear Ms Slimane

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 Acknowledgement -TWC-52355

Thank you for your request for information received by us on 19 June 2019
asking for the following:

 

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?

 

The Freedom of Information Act requires us to provide this information to
you within 20 working days of receiving your request. Therefore we will
aim to respond to you by the 17 July 2019

However, if the information you request is subject to an exemption which
prevents us from releasing it, as defined by the Act, we will issue you
with a Refusal Notice together with your rights of appeal.  

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In the meantime, if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact
us, quoting the above reference number.

 

Yours sincerely

Sasha Hickman

Information Governance

 

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Dear Ms Slimane

Freedom of information request Reference TWC-52355

 

Please find attached your response

 

Kind Regards

Information Governance

Audit,  Information Governance and Insurance Services

Finance, Audit & Information Governance

Telford & Wrekin Council

 

Telford & Wrekin Council, Audit & Information Governance, Darby House,
Lawn Central, Town Centre, Telford, TF3 4JA

 

e-mail: [Telford and Wrekin Council request email]

 

 

 

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