Dear Sir/Madam,

The Council considers that your request does not meet the requirements of section 8(1)(d) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Section 8(1)(d) provides that a request is only valid if it:

a) Is in writing,
b) States the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence, and
c) Describes the information requested.

In this case, the Council considers that you have not provided a valid name for the purposes of section 8(1)(b). In the following circumstances, a request will not be valid:

1. No name is provided;
2. The request is signed ‘anonymous’ or similar;
3. The request is signed by a name which appears to be pseudonymous, for example ‘Mickey Mouse’;
4. Only the first name of the requestor has been provided;
5. Only the last name of the requestor has been provided; and
6. Only the first name and last initial of the requestor is provided, for example ‘John S’

With this in mind, the Council cannot accept your request until you provide a valid name which provides, at least, the initial of your first name and your full surname, for example ‘Mr J Smith’. Upon receipt of this, the Council will be in a position to progress your request accordingly.

Kind regards
Renata

Renata Malinowski
Freedom of Information Support Officer

Voice of the Customer Team
Customers and Organisational Development

Oxfordshire County Council
Email: [email address]
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Our reference: 19946 FOI

Dear Ms Hatcher,

Thank you for your request received on the 30 May 2022, in which you asked
for the following information:

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.

Please detail any allowances that ALL foster carers can claim in addition
to their weekly allowance, e.g., holiday allowance or mileage.

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.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested as soon as possible and in any event within the next 20 working
days in compliance with the Environmental Information Regulations
2004/Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless an exception applies. This
means that the council will respond to you by the end of 29 May 2022 at
the latest.

If appropriate, the information requested can be made available in
alternative formats, including other languages, Braille, large print, and
audiocassette. If you require any of these formats then please let me
know.

Please contact me if you have any have further enquiries about your
request. I would be grateful if you could quote the reference number given
at the top of this email.

Kind regards,

Renata Malinowski

Freedom of Information Support Officer

Voice of the Customer Team

Customers and Organisational Development

Oxfordshire County Council

Email:  [1]jointcommissioning[Oxfordshire County Council request email]

[2]www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Our reference:  19946 FOI

Dear Ms Hatcher,

Thank you for your request of 30 May 2022 in which you asked for the
following information:

• 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.

• Please detail any allowances that ALL foster carers can claim in
addition to their weekly allowance, e.g., holiday allowance or
mileage.

• 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.

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) does not hold this information.  We are
unable to confirm the information for 2022-2023 as our inflationary
increase of allowances and fees for 2022-2023 is currently under review. 
Any uplift is backdated to April 2022.

I have attached our allowances booklet for 2021-2022 which details the
allowance element which is the same for all our skill levels; all the
additional allowances that can be claimed and the Staying Put allowance
which is currently the same throughout the three years.

I do hope this will suffice.

Internal review

If you are dissatisfied with the service or response to your request, you
can ask for an internal review as follows:

• Contact the Freedom of Information team in Customers and
Organisational Development: [1][Oxfordshire County Council request email]

• Write to the Freedom of Information team at the FREEPOST address:

Freedom of Information Team
Oxfordshire County Council
FREEPOST RTLL-ECKS-GLUA
Oxford OX1 1YA

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
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: 0303 123 1113

Website: [2]www.ico.gov.uk

Please let me know if you have further enquiries. I would be grateful if
you could use the reference number given at the top of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Jackie Giles

Service Manager – Fostering

Children’s Social Care

Oxfordshire County Council

Email: [3][email address]

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