Children's Services Fostering Numbers
Dear Kent County Council,
Please can you provide me with information regarding the number of Looked After Children you have placed with Foster Carers and how many with IFA's.
Also please advise of the weekly costs related to these i.e. how much you pay weekly to these.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Chandler
Dear Mr Chandler
Thank you for your email below.
Kent County Council acknowledges your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Assuming KCC holds this information, we
will endeavour to supply the data to you as soon as possible but no later
than 5^th July 2017 (20 working days from date of receipt).
We will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold this information
or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any costs for providing
the information. Please quote our reference - FOI/17/0988 - in any
communication regarding this particular request.
Best regards
Carly Wattle | Information Access Officer | Information Resilience &
Transparency Team | Kent County Council | Room 2.71, Sessions House,
Maidstone, ME14 1XQ | Phone 03000 417061 | Fax 03000 420303 |
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...
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Dear Mr Chandler
Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) 2000, relating to Looked After Children in Kent.
I am pleased to provide the attached and below information in answer to
your request.
IFA Payments:
IFP framework Minimum Maximum Average
Core Placement £548.80 £2,200.00 £1,069.11
UASC £560.00 £1,670.10 £953.69
Children with Disabilities £655.00 £1,730.00 £1,134.25
Rehabilitation £560.00 £1,400.00 £832.38
Short Term & Bridging £560.00 £1,400.00 £813.36
Short Break £548.80 £1,820.00 £1,027.71
Young People on Remand £679.91 £2,240.00 £1,232.60
Retained Remand £725.00 £1,250.00 £915.17
Parent & Child £1,000.00 £2,200.00 £1,419.16
If you are unhappy with this response, and believe KCC has not complied
with legislation, please ask for a review by following our complaints
process; details can be found at this link
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...
on our website. Please quote reference FOI/17/0988.
If you still remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of what you need to do, should
you wish to pursue this course of action, are available from the
Information Commissioner’s website [2]http://www.ico.org.uk/concerns.
Yours sincerely,
Alex Corcoran | Information Access Officer | Information Resilience &
Transparency Team | Kent County Council | Room 2.71, Sessions House,
Maidstone, ME14 1XQ | Phone 03000 419707 | Fax 03000 420303 |
[3]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...
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