Foster Care Allowances and Payments

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Dear Brent Borough Council,

1) Please could you tell me your 2017-18 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers.

2) Please detail your current fee/reward structure for foster carers (NB this is different to allowances for the child). Please include:
i) Details of the levels/bands for carers and how much you pay per week at each level/band.
ii) The number of foster carers on each level/band, including those that receive no fee on top of the child’s allowance.

3) Please could you tell me your weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in Staying Put 18+ arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary.

4) Please detail your current fee/reward structure for former foster carers looking after young people in Staying Put arrangements. Please include:
i) Details of the levels/bands and how much you pay per week at each level/band.
ii) The number of former foster carers on each level/band, including those that receive no fee on top of the child’s allowance.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

Brian Grady,

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Our reference: 7867397

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Brian Grady,

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Our reference: 7867397

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Dear Sir/Madam
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 11 July
2017, as follows:
1) Please could you tell me your 2017-18 weekly foster care allowances for
all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers.

2) Please detail your current fee/reward structure for foster carers (NB
this is different to allowances for the child). Please include:
i) Details of the levels/bands for carers and how much you pay per week at
each level/band.
ii) The number of foster carers on each level/band, including those that
receive no fee on top of the child's allowance.

3) Please could you tell me your weekly allowances to former foster carers
looking after young people in Staying Put 18+ arrangements, broken down by
year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary.

4) Please detail your current fee/reward structure for former foster
carers looking after young people in Staying Put arrangements. Please
include:
i) Details of the levels/bands and how much you pay per week at each
level/band.
ii) The number of former foster carers on each level/band, including those
that receive no fee on top of the child's allowance.
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and we aim to send a response by 8 August 2017.
 
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Yours faithfully
 
 
Brian Grady
Operational Director
Safeguarding, Partnerships and Strategy
Children and Young People
Brent Council
 
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Our reference: 7867397

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Dear Sir/Madam
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 11 July 2017.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours faithfully
 
 

Brian Grady

Operational Director – Safeguarding, Performance and Strategy

Children and Young People

Brent Council

 
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