Foster care allowances

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Dear Carmarthenshire Council,

1) Please could you tell me your 2015-16 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers.
2) Please also include weekly payments and/or allowances to former foster carers looking after young people aged 18+ in Continuing Care / When I am Ready 18+ placements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3 if necessary.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

FOIA, Carmarthenshire County Council

Dear Mr. Cann,

Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 15th December, 2015 and is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We are therefore required to provide a response within 20 working days, which will be on or before 15th January, 2016

If we require clarification we will contact you as soon as possible – please note that the timescale for response specified above may be subject to change if this is the case.

In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any queries, remembering to quote the reference number above in any communications.

Yours sincerely

John Tillman
Swyddog Gwybodaeth a Diogelu Data
Adran y Prif Weithredwr
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin

Information & Data Protection Officer
Chief Executive's Department
Carmarthenshire County Council
Mewnol/Internal: 4127
Allanol/External: 01267 224127

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FOIA, Carmarthenshire County Council

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Dear Mr Cann,
 
I refer to your request for information, which were received on 15^th
December, 2015 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.
 
The specific information you requested was as follows:
 

 1. Please could you tell me your 2015-16 weekly foster care allowances
for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element

         for foster carers.
 
Please refer to the attached file.
 

 2. Please also include weekly payments and/or allowances to former foster
carers looking after young people aged 18+ in Continuing

         Care / When I am Ready 18+ placements, broken down by year 1,
year 2, and year 3 if necessary.
 
Please refer to the attached spreadsheet.
 
 
Yours sincerely
John Tillman
Swyddog Gwybodaeth a Diogelu Data
Adran y Prif Weithredwr
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin
Information & Data Protection Officer
Chief Executive's Department
Carmarthenshire County Council
Mewnol/Internal: 4127
Allanol/External: 01267 224127
 
 

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Dear John

Thank you very much for this comprehensive reply. However, with regard to the second part of my question about When I am Ready payments, I am interested in the individual payments to former foster carers (e.g. £200 per week per young person) rather than the total spend. If you had those figures available it would be much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Cann

FOIA, Carmarthenshire County Council

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Dear Mr Cann,

Thank you for your email.

Please find attached a revised spreadsheet, which includes the weekly rate and numbers of young people placed with each carer over the year (in most cases, one).

Please also note the caveats at the foot of the spreadsheet.

Yours sincerely

John Tillman
Swyddog Gwybodaeth a Diogelu Data
Adran y Prif Weithredwr
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin

Information & Data Protection Officer
Chief Executive's Department
Carmarthenshire County Council

Mewnol/Internal: 4127
Allanol/External: 01267 224127

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