Children missing from residential units

The request was successful.

Dear Scottish Borders Council,

I would like to request the following:

1) A list of the residential units operated by your local authority.
2)In 2016, how many children were living in these units in total in your local authority?
3) In 2017, how many children were living in these units in total in your local authority?
4)In 2016, how many times were children staying in these units reported missing to the police?
5)In 2017, how many times were children staying in these units reported missing to police?

Yours faithfully,

Rodger Hannah

Freedom of Information, Scottish Borders Council

Dear Rodger Hannah

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information relating to the
above and shall respond within the relevant 20 working day period.

Yours sincerely

Information Management Team

Scottish Borders Council

Newtown St Boswells

TD6 0SA

E mail:  [email address]

Tel: 0300 100 1800

 

 

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Freedom of Information, Scottish Borders Council

Dear Rodger Hannah

Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 relating to the above I am now able to respond.

 

The following response was prepared and provided on behalf of Social Work
& Integration:

 

1) A list of the residential units operated by your local authority.

Wheatlands Children’s Unit

2)In 2016, how many children were living in these units in total in your
local authority?

5 young people

3) In 2017, how many children were living in these units in total in your
local authority?

5

4)In 2016, how many times were children staying in these units reported
missing to the police?

2

5)In 2017, how many times were children staying in these units reported
missing to police?

2

 

I hope you are happy with the information provided but have to advise that
you have a right to request a review within 40 working days from the date
we respond to your request.  You should either e-mail
[1][Scottish Borders Council request email] or write to the Information Manager, Scottish
Borders Council, Council HQ, Newtown St. Boswells TD6 0SA.

 

If after the Council’s FOI Advice Group have considered your review and
you are still not happy with the decision you then have a right to appeal
to the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle,
Doubledykes Road, St. Andrews, fife KY16 9DS.

Yours sincerely

for the

Information Management Team

Scottish Borders Council

Newtown St Boswells

TD6 0SA

E mail:  [email address]

Tel: 0300 100 1800

 

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