Dear Mr Bhalani

Thank you for your request for information received on 24/03/2018.  We are
currently processing your request in accordance with the relevant
legislation.

You have requested Looked After Children Placement data

(Please note this may be a summary of your request and full details, as
outlined in the request, will be sent to the team providing the response.)

If you feel the information is inaccurate or requires amendment, please
notify us as soon as possible using the contact details provided below. 

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Team

Shropshire Council

Shirehall

Abbey Foregate

SHREWSBURY

SY2 6ND

Tel:                  01743 252179 / 252774 / 252747

Email:             [Shropshire Council request email]

Web:               [1]www.shropshire.gov.uk/access-to-information

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Dear Nilesh

Further to your recent request, please see our responses below.

1. Can you please explain your commissioning processes for providers of
accommodation and/or support in respect to looked after children in
residential care/looked after children in semi-independent placements/care
leavers/uasc. Do you spot purchase, have framework agreements or have
block contracts in each of these categories?

We use the  West Midlands Foster Care Framework and West Midlands
Residential Framework to commission placements, we also have a contract
for residential placements with Keys care Ltd. We use a placements portal
for uploading referrals and can purchase placements either in the
framework or spot purchase

2. If you have framework agreements and/or block contracts for
accommodation and/or support in respect tolooked after children in
residential care/looked after children in semi-independent placements/care
leavers/uasc, please specify when each of these are due to be re-tendered.

December 2018

3. Do organisations need to go through a pre-registration process to
accommodate looked after children in residential care/looked after
children in semi-independent placements/care leavers/uasc on a spot
purchase basis?

Providers are signed up to the west midlands placement portal

4. Do you have local authority run provisions for looked after children in
residential care/looked after children in semi-independent placements/care
leavers/uasc? If so, how many of each category are currently accommodated
in these facilities?

The L.A has their own residential provision with 5 young people placed

5. Please specify the number of looked after children in residential
care/looked after children in semi-independent placements/care
leavers/uasc accommodated currently via:

a. spot purchase 17 residential

b. framework agreements 15 residential

c. block contracts 13 in residential

6. How many care leavers/uasc aged 16-17 years old and specified in the
answer to question 4 are are accommodated in residential children's homes?
0

7. What is the 2017/18 average weekly cost of placing a looked after child
aged under 16 year in a private residential children's home? £4138

8. What is the 2017/18 average weekly cost of placing a care leavers/uasc
child aged 16-17 in a private residential children's home?£4138

9. What is the 2017/18 average weekly cost of placing a care leavers/uasc
child aged 16-17 in a 24/7 supervised semi-independent provision? £1800
per week

10. What is the 2017/18 average weekly cost of placing a  care
leavers/uasc child aged 16-17 in an unsupervised semi-independent
provision?   Please include the cost of floating support. Please advise if
you do not place 16-17 year olds in an unsupervised semi-independent
provision. We do not place 16-17 year olds in unsupervised settings

11. What is the 2017/18 average weekly cost of placing a care leavers/uasc
aged 18-24 in a 24/7 supervised semi-independent provision?  The cost of
placing a care leaver 18+ in semi- independent accommodation with 24 hour
support ranges from £200 to £250 per week.

12. What is the 2017/18 average weekly cost of placing care leavers/uasc
18-24 year olds in an unsupervised semi-independent provision?  Please
include the cost of floating support. The cost of placing care leavers in
semi-independent accommodation with floating support is £300-£400 per
month for the rent and the support charges are around £25 per hour.

13. Who should be approached within the council to discuss spot purchase
commissioning, service provision, rates and referrals for accommodating
looked after children in residential children's homes?  Who is the
specific named point of contact? Kate Goodwin

14. Who should be approached within the council to discuss spot purchase
commissioning, service provision, rates and referrals for accommodating
and/or supporting care leavers/uasc aged 16-17 years old?  Who is the
specific named point of contact? Kate Goodwin

15. Who should be approached within the council to discuss spot purchase
commissioning, service provision, rates and referrals for accommodating
and/or supporting care leavers/uasc aged 18-24 years old?  Who is the
specific named point of contact? Tracie Watson – Leaving care team

16. Who should be approached within the council to discuss framework
agreement/block purchase commissioning for accommodating looked after
children in residential care/looked after children in semi-independent
placements/care leavers/uasc?  Who is the specific named point of contact?
Kate Goodwin

17. Please can you provide me with a list of all of your current suppliers
signed up to framework agreements/block purchase contracts for
accommodating looked after children in residential care/looked after
children in semi-independent placements/care leavers/uasc?

Sunfield
Ruskin Mill
Beechwood
College
Overley
Hall School
Ltd
Options
(Barton)
Options
(Higford)
ORBIS care
Keys
Contract
Keys Spot
Purchase
Good News
NKW Ltd
Options
Higford
Care Tech
Uk
New Horizon
New
Reflexions
Unity Care
Amberleigh
care
Horizon
Care
Choices
Homes for
Children
Aspirations
Aspire One
Care Ltd
Care Tech
Uk
Cambian
P.A.C.E
Atkinson
Secure
New
Reflexions
Care In
mind
Platform
Childcare
Inspire
Care

Karen Bradshaw

Director of Children’s Services

Shropshire Council

E mail:[email address]

PA Penny McLagan: [1][email address]

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