Foster Parent Fees, Specialist Foster Care and Holiday Allowances

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Dear North Yorkshire County Council,

Thank you for your email.

First, Specialist Foster Care, Multidimensional Foster Care Adolescent, Multi-dimensional Treatment Foster Care Prevention ....... What does the 'COST' aspect of each of the above categories cover?

Second, Could you please quantify FOSTER PARENT FEES.

Third, - am I correct that your County pays THREE weeks holiday allowances?

Yours faithfully,

A Williams

DataManagement Officer, North Yorkshire Council

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Chris Hill, North Yorkshire Council

Dear A Williams, I have been asked to provide some information in relation to your Freedom of Information request but I need some clarification on your questions.

1. You ask what the "COST" aspect associated with each of our specialist schemes covers - I am not sure that I understand what it is you require. I would be grateful if you could expand on your question.

2. You ask us to quantify "FOSTER PARENT FEES" - I can find no reference to this wording in our original response. Are you referring to the "Standard Weekly Fostering Allowance" and what this covers ?

Thank you for your help.

Chris Hill
Children's Social Care (Lead)
Children and Young Peoples Services Finance
North Yorkshire County Council

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Dear Chris Hill,

Foster Parent Fees, (via a variety of aliases)

No, you didn't mention Foster Parent Fees in your last email. That is why I am asking about them now

Specialist Packages - why the extra money in comparison with what is normally paid.

Yours sincerely,

A Williams

Jerry Barnes, North Yorkshire Council

 
 
Dear Mr. Williams,
 
Thank you for  your recent Freedom Of Information request. On behalf of
North Yorkshire Childrens Social Care please find below the response to
your queries.
 
1. The cost of the identified areas is outlined below:
 
Specialist Foster Care
There are some children and young people who due to their complex needs
and often challenging behaviours require to be placed on their own, need
a high level of support and intensive therapeutic input. The specialist
foster carers have to have extensive experience of working with children
with complex needs and require enhanced skills. The fee that specialist
carers receive reflects their experiences, their enhanced skills and the
high levels of commitment required. One carer needs to be at home full
time. The weekly specialist fee is £490.02.  A weekly Fostering
Allowance is also paid at the basic rate.
 
Multi Dimensional Foster Care Adolescent
These carers need to have all the skills outlined above, one carer has
to be at home full time, and they have to undergo very regular training.
The weekly fee is £490.02.  A weekly Fostering Allowance is also paid at
the basic rate.
 
Multi Dimensional Treatment Foster Care Prevention
These carers require all the skills outlined above for Specialist
Fostering, one carer has to be at home full time, and they have to
undergo very regular training.They work with 3-6 year olds. The weekly
fee is £262.18.  A weekly Fostering Allowance is also paid at the basic
rate.
 
The Child Placement unit is currently in the process of bring together
its 3 separate strands of fee paid fostering into one integrated
specialist fostering unit. This process will be complete by April of
2011.
 
2. Foster parent fees other than the above are not paid by North
Yorkshire Council Childrens Social Care. The weekly Fostering Allowance
mentioned above is however paid to all foster carers, including those
not covered by question 1, which varies from £127.66 to £220.13,
dependent upon the age of the child. This is money which should all be
spent on the care of the child.
 
3. North Yorkshire Childrens Social Care does pay three weeks holiday
allowance.
 
I hope this information is helpful to you.
 
Yours sincerely,
Jerry Barnes
 
 
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How many foster carers are actually audited to ensure they utilse ALL of the monies paid to them are utilised for the child? That's the burning question? I can name and shame several who don't yet NYCC allow them to fund a secure lifestyle for themselves, not work and still pay mortgages, buy expensive vehicles, etc etc, and all sw's turn a blind eye to this. Where is the whistle blowing policy and where is the policy to prosecute foster carers who misuse monies to be de-registered and taken to court for fraud and deception??