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Dear James, 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 02/10/2024 (case
reference 202402848) regarding Children in Care Statistics.

Under Section 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 a request for
information is only valid if it is:

a) in writing

b) states the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence

c) describes the information requested

You have not supplied your name and surname as the applicant and under
Section 8(1)(b) this request is not valid.  Should you provide North
Yorkshire Council with a valid name and surname, North Yorkshire Council
will process your request.   

Yours sincerely, 

  Information Governance Team

From: "James" <[FOI #1182106 email]>
Sent: 02 October 2024 10:22
To: "FOI requests at North Yorkshire Council" <[North Yorkshire Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Children in Care Statistics
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Dear North Yorkshire Council,

1. How many children do you have in care in your Local Authority?
2. How many foster carers do you currently have approved in-house?
3. In the financial year of March 31st 2023-1st April 2024 how many foster
carers did you approve and how many resigned in that period?
4. What are your top three sufficiency needs in terms of placement
availability for children and young people?
5. What are the fostering allowances in your service for mainstream foster
carers?
6. What is the % split between children placed in house and children
placed in IFA?
7. How many children do you have in residential care?
8. Do you have any specialist foster carer projects such as step across
from residential care? Yes or No
9. If you do have a project of this kind, please answer the following:
a) Is this an in-house project or outsourced to an IFA?
b) How many children within this project had a plan of foster care but
ended up in residential care due to lack of foster carer availability?
c) How many of the children in this project had a care plan of residential
but are now ready to move into foster care?
d) When did this project start and what is the duration of the project?
e) How many children in total within this project are you aiming to move
back into foster care?
f) Thus far, how many children have you successfully placed into foster
care via this project?
g) Of these children moved, have the children moved in the agreed
timeframe? and if not what have been the barriers?
h) Are the children placed solo or alongside other children in care?
i) What are the carers paid inhouse or IFA paid per placement per child
stepping from residential into foster care?
j) Is there an aftercare package attached to this project and if so, what
does this consist of in terms of support?

Yours faithfully,

James

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