Foster care allowances

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Dear Newport City Council,

1) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers?

2) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in When I am Ready 18+ arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

City Contact Centre, Newport City Council

Prynhawn da/Good afternoon,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on 31/05/2018 and the relevant department is dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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Cofion cynnes/Kind regards

Jessica
Newport City Council Contact Centre
Tel: 01633 656 656
Minicom: 01633 656 657

Visit www.newport.gov.uk
Did you know we offer a range of council services online, easy to use and available 24/7.

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn eich dewis iaith, boed yn Saesneg, yn Gymraeg neu’n ddwyieithog, cyhyd â’n bod yn ymwybodol o’ch dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh. We will communicate with you in the language of your choice, whether that’s English, Welsh or in Bilingual format as long as we know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to delay.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Cann [mailto:[FOI #488283 email]]
Sent: 31 May 2018 12:04
To: City Contact Centre
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Foster care allowances

Dear Newport City Council,

1) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers?

2) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in When I am Ready 18+ arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

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Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to delay.

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This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose, distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative compliance. For the full disclaimer please access http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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Newport City Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information about :

Foster care allowances

Received on 01/06/2018

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ05767.
You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

Please remember to quote the reference number REQ05767 in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,
Information Management

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose, distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative compliance. For the full disclaimer please access http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer), Newport City Council

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Dear Mr Cann

I am seeking clarification regarding the question detailed below. You are
asking for the 2018-19 weekly allowance but then asking it to be broken
down in years but you only refer to 2018/19. Please can you rephrase this
question.

 

2) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly allowances to former
foster carers looking after young people in When I am Ready 18+

arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

I will be placing your FOI on hold pending a reply from yourself

Kind regards

 

Ann Culverwell

 

Children Rights and Complaints Officer

Room 402E

Civic Centre

Newport City Council

Newport

NP20 4UR

 

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be
confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any
attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring
and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative
compliance. For the full disclaimer please access
http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

Dear Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer),

Thank you for your reply. Apologies for the delay in getting back to you.

The reason I ask for year 1/2/3 in the When I am Ready question is that some local authorities have policies whereby the payment to former foster carers changes as the young person reaches ages 19 and 20. If that is not the case in Newport then you can safely just report one figure for question 2.

I hope this provides the clarification you need.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Cann

Dear Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer),

I am just chasing this request from June. Please could you get back to me as soon as possible?

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Cann

Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer), Newport City Council

Thank you for your message. I am out of the office until 30/08/2018. I
will deal with your enquiry when I return.

 

Diolch am eich neges. Byddaf allan o'r swyddfa tan 30/08/2018.

 

 

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be
confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any
attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring
and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative
compliance. For the full disclaimer please access
http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

Dear Ann

Just chasing up this request - let me know if you need any further clarification. Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

City Contact Centre, Newport City Council

Prynhawn da/Good afternoon,

Thank you for your recent correspondence to Newport City Council.

To help process your request, we require further information. Unfortunately the below content is not providing the information you required or the date you submitted it. Can you please advise of this so I can forward to the information management team?

Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on the telephone number below. Our hours of opening are Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.

Cofion cynnes/Kind regards

Aimee
Newport City Council Contact Centre
Tel: 01633 656 656
Minicom: 01633 656 657

Visit www.newport.gov.uk
Did you know we offer a range of council services online, easy to use and available 24/7.

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn eich dewis iaith, boed yn Saesneg, yn Gymraeg neu’n ddwyieithog, cyhyd â’n bod yn ymwybodol o’ch dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh. We will communicate with you in the language of your choice, whether that’s English, Welsh or in Bilingual format as long as we know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to delay.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Cann [mailto:[FOI #488283 email]]
Sent: 28 September 2018 16:49
To: City Contact Centre
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Foster care allowances

Dear Ann

Just chasing up this request - let me know if you need any further clarification. Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

-----Original Message-----

Thank you for your message. I am out of the office until 30/08/2018. I
will deal with your enquiry when I return.

Diolch am eich neges. Byddaf allan o'r swyddfa tan 30/08/2018.

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be
confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any
attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring
and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative
compliance. For the full disclaimer please access
http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose, distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative compliance. For the full disclaimer please access http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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Dear City Contact Centre,

Thank you for the reply. I have pasted below the full correspondence to date, with the original request first followed by the resulting dialogue. Please could I get a response to this query as soon as possible?

Dear Newport City Council,

1) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers?

2) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in When I am Ready 18+ arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

Dear Mr Cann

I am seeking clarification regarding the question detailed below. You are asking for the 2018-19 weekly allowance but then asking it to be broken down in years but you only refer to 2018/19. Please can you rephrase this question.

2) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in When I am Ready 18+ arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

I will be placing your FOI on hold pending a reply from yourself

Kind regards

Ann Culverwell

Dear Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer),

Thank you for your reply. Apologies for the delay in getting back to you.

The reason I ask for year 1/2/3 in the When I am Ready question is that some local authorities have policies whereby the payment to former foster carers changes as the young person reaches ages 19 and 20. If that is not the case in Newport then you can safely just report one figure for question 2.

I hope this provides the clarification you need.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Cann

Information Management, Newport City Council

Dear Mr Cann,

The original Freedom of Information Request was dated 1st June 2018 and an email was sent for some clarification on the request. Unfortunately we did not receive a return email with this information and the request was closed on the 12th July 2018.

I will raise the request again and will add the clarification details that you have submitted below.

Kind regards

Information Management

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Cann [mailto:[FOI #488283 email]]
Sent: 01 October 2018 12:28
To: City Contact Centre
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Foster care allowances

Dear City Contact Centre,

Thank you for the reply. I have pasted below the full correspondence to date, with the original request first followed by the resulting dialogue. Please could I get a response to this query as soon as possible?

Dear Newport City Council,

1) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers?

2) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in When I am Ready 18+ arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

Dear Mr Cann

I am seeking clarification regarding the question detailed below. You are asking for the 2018-19 weekly allowance but then asking it to be broken down in years but you only refer to 2018/19. Please can you rephrase this question.

2) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in When I am Ready 18+ arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

I will be placing your FOI on hold pending a reply from yourself

Kind regards

Ann Culverwell

Dear Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer),

Thank you for your reply. Apologies for the delay in getting back to you.

The reason I ask for year 1/2/3 in the When I am Ready question is that some local authorities have policies whereby the payment to former foster carers changes as the young person reaches ages 19 and 20. If that is not the case in Newport then you can safely just report one figure for question 2.

I hope this provides the clarification you need.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Cann

-----Original Message-----

Prynhawn da/Good afternoon,

Thank you for your recent correspondence to Newport City Council.

To help process your request, we require further information. Unfortunately the below content is not providing the information you required or the date you submitted it. Can you please advise of this so I can forward to the information management team?

Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on the telephone number below. Our hours of opening are Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.

Cofion cynnes/Kind regards

Aimee
Newport City Council Contact Centre
Tel: 01633 656 656
Minicom: 01633 656 657

Visit www.newport.gov.uk
Did you know we offer a range of council services online, easy to use and available 24/7.

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn eich dewis iaith, boed yn Saesneg, yn Gymraeg neu’n ddwyieithog, cyhyd â’n bod yn ymwybodol o’ch dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh. We will communicate with you in the language of your choice, whether that’s English, Welsh or in Bilingual format as long as we know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to delay.

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #488283 email]

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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose, distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative compliance. For the full disclaimer please access http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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Newport City Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information about :

Foster care allowances

Received on 02/10/2018

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ06179.
You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

Please remember to quote the reference number REQ06179 in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,
Information Management

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

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Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer), Newport City Council

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Dear Mr Cann
Please find attached information relating to question 1 , question 2 is answered below

1) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers?
See attached

2) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in When I am Ready 18+ arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary

Child A, £213.90 per fortnight since September 2016
Child B, £231.91 per fortnight since September 2016
Child C, paid £128.38 per fortnight since July 2018

The amount paid to the carer assumes a contribution of housing benefit claimed by the young person; it is based on a payment of £136.66 per week, and the exact payment made will depend on the situation of the individuals concerned. The basic payment will not change when the young person becomes 19 or 20 years old etc, but the review of payments may reflect a change in one of the elements making up the total payment made.

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Regards

Ann Culverwell

-----Original Message-----
From: Information Management
Sent: 22 October 2018 08:43
To: Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer)
Subject: FOI Request REQ06179 has been assigned to you

A Freedom
of Information request has been assigned to your service area. Please process
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REQUEST
DETAILS :

Reference : REQ06179

Name of Requester :
Cann,Robert Subject Summary : Foster care allowances

Deadline Date :
30/10/2018

Call Notes
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Note: 4 Author: jodpon Date: 02/10/2018 Time: 08:42 Job Time: Categories: Freedom of Information,,,

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Note: 3 Author: jodpon Date: 02/10/2018 Time: 08:40 Job Time: Categories: Freedom of Information,,,FOI SLA - working days

Original FOI REQ05767 - Clarification requested but not recived:
Dear Ann Culverwell (Childrens Rights/Complaints Officer),

Thank you for your reply. Apologies for the delay in getting back to you.

The reason I ask for year 1/2/3 in the When I am Ready question is that some local authorities have policies whereby the payment to former foster carers changes as the young person reaches ages 19 and 20. If that is not the case in Newport then you can safely just report one figure for question 2.

I hope this provides the clarification you need.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Cann

Note: 2 Author: jodpon Date: 02/10/2018 Time: 08:39 Job Time: Categories: Freedom of Information,,,FOI SLA - working days

Dear Newport City Council,

1) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers?

2) Please could you tell me your 2018-19 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in When I am Ready 18+ arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

Note: 1 Author: jodpon Date: 02/10/2018 Time: 08:38 Job Time: Categories: Freedom of Information,,,FOI SLA - working days

From: [email address] To: [FOI #488283 email] Date:
Subject: FOI Request Ref: REQ06179

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information about :

Foster care allowances

Received on 02/10/2018

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ06179.
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Please remember to quote the reference number REQ06179 in any future communications.

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Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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Dear Ann

Many thanks for providing this information.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Cann