Directorate for Deputy Chief Executive
Legal and Democratic Services
Service Director: Nick Graham
Buckinghamshire Council
Council Offices
Walton Street
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP20 1YU
xx@xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
01296 585 858
www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk
FOI Reference: 1756725
7 June 2022
Dear Sir / Madam
Thank you for contacting Buckinghamshire Council and your request for information regarding Foster
Care Allowances.
Request:
1) Please could you tell me your 2022-23 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT
including any fee/reward element for foster carers.
2) Please detail any allowances that ALL foster carers can claim in addition to their weekly allowance,
e.g., holiday allowance or mileage.
3) Please could you tell me your 2022-23 weekly allowances for former foster carers looking after
young people in 18+ Staying Put arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3 if
necessary.
This request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Response:
Under section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it
is already reasonably accessible to you.
We believe the information you require can be found in the document attached.
Please quote the reference number 1756725 in any future communications.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal
review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the
response to your original request and should be addressed to:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx or by writing to us at Information Management,
Buckinghamshire Council, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8FF.
If you are still dissatisfied with the Council’s response after the internal review, you have a right to
appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 0330 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk
We will now close your request as of this date.
With kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
Deputy Chief Executive Directorate
Buckinghamshire Council
New County Offices
Walton Street
Aylesbury
Bucks
HP20 1UA
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
