Family Group Conference provision
Dear North East Lincolnshire Council,
I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information act to obtain information regarding the use of Family Group Conferences, or similar meetings within your Children’s Services and would be grateful for the following information please:
Are you holding Family Group Conferences, or similar meetings (if so what are they called) as a standard part of your process?
Do you provide this service of Family Group Conferences or similar meetings internally or use an external provider (if so which provider)?
How many Family Group Conferences or similar meetings do you hold on average per year?
I look forward to receiving your response in due course.
Yours faithfully,
A Griffith
Dear Sir / Madam
I am pleased to acknowledge your request for information, which has been allocated the reference number NELC/28420/2324.
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Yours sincerely
North East Lincolnshire Council
Dear Sir / Madam
Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/28420/2324.
I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information:
1.Are you holding Family Group Conferences, or similar meetings (if so
what are they called) as a standard part of your process?
North East Lincolnshire Council has a well-established and nationally
accredited Family Group Conference Service, and this offers family group
conferences across the threshold from Early Help through to Children in
Local Authority Care who are also offered a Lifelong Links Family Group
Conference as standard part of the process.
2.Do you provide this service of Family Group Conferences or similar
meetings internally or use an external provider (if so which provider)?
Family Group Conference is provided internally by our FGC service for
children services practitioners working with young people and families.
3. How many Family Group Conferences or similar meetings do you hold on
average per year?
On average the FGC Service holds 140 FGC Conferences per year.
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Yours sincerely
North East Lincolnshire Council
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