Foster Care Statistics by Council Area for Scotland
Please treat the following request as a Freedom of Information request. I am looking to obtain figures and facts surrounding the foster care sector. Please see the questions below.
1. How many people have registered to become a foster carer in the last 3 years? and of this number, how many have quit within 2 years of being registered?
2. What is the average annual cost per young person in residential care of looking after them in residential placements in the council area, compared with outside the council area? What is the average annual cost per young person in residential care of looking after them in placements in the council area, compared with outside the council area?
3. How many children that are looked after by the council and in residential care placements in the council area are in accommodation provided by third-party providers? Please provide the address of each facility, the name of each third-party provider, the total amount paid to each provider and the number of young people placed with each provider.
4. How many children that are looked after by the council and in residential care placements outside the council area are in accommodation provided by third-party providers? Please provide the address of each facility, the name of each third-party provider, the total amount paid to each provider and the number of young people placed with each provider.
Please do not provide the requested information in pdf format files. Please supply them in a machine-readable format such as CSV or Microsoft Excel.
Yours faithfully,
Tiegan Batchelor,
The Ferret Media Ltd
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To:
Ms. Tiegan Batchelor Contact: Julie Cameron
Tel. No: 01259 450000
Ref: PEO04121B9
Date: 05/07/2023
Dear Ms. Batchelor
Freedom of Information : PEO04121B9
I acknowledge receipt of your request for information which was received
on 04/07/2023 about Information relating to fostering and residential care
placements. It will be forwarded to the appropriate Council Service for
action and you should receive a response, or a request for clarification
by 01/08/2023. If there is a need to clarify anything relating to your
request, colleagues will contact you.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.
Yours sincerely
Julie Cameron
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To:
Ms. Tiegan Batchelor Contact: Julie Cameron
Tel. No: 01259 450000
Ref: PEO04121B9
Date: 01/08/2023
Dear Ms. Batchelor
Freedom of Information Enquiry: PEO04121B9
Thank you for your information request dated 04/07/2023.
I am happy to supply you with the information you requested.
Please see attached response.
Yours sincerely
Julie Cameron
(See attached file: FOI PEO04151B9 - Residential care placements.pdf)
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