Our Ref:
FOI 46049
Your Ref:
Please Contact:
LYDIA KITCHEN
Telephone:
Email:
xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Date:
29 June 2023
Mr Tay Jiva
Legal and Democratic Services
request-988013-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Information Governance Team
Town Hall
Crossley Street
HALIFAX
HX1 1UJ
Dear Mr Jiva
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Request for information
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Request
1. How many individual children (not placements) were placed into mainstream foster care by
the LA over the past 12 months (or the most recent 12-month period that you're able to
process)?
115 – This is children who have started a foster placement in 22-23.
Where children have started more than one foster placement during the year they are
only counted once and the most recent placement is used to respond to question 2.
2. Of those, please confirm how many individual children (not placements) were placed with
foster carers of independent fostering agencies.
37
3. What is the minimum, maximum and average agency fee you have given to IFAs for
individual children (not placements) placed as 'standard' placements?
£627.55 minimum
£807.40 average
£1070.78 maximum
4. What is the minimum, maximum and average agency fee you have given to IFAs for
individual children (not placements) placed as 'enhanced' placements (including step-down,
remand and children with disabilities)?
£905.93 minimum
£1121.57 average
£1290.01 maximum
5. What is the minimum, maximum and average agency fee you have given to IFAs for parent
and child placements (placement fee, not for individuals)?
N/A
6. Of all individual children (not placements) placed in the 12-month period, please break down
the numbers by ethnicity (categories you record)
Ethnicity
Count
Any other Asian background
9
Pakistani
7
African
1
White and Asian
3
Not obtained
1
Any other ethnic group
8
White British
85
Gypsy/Roma
1
Total
115
7. And also by religion
Religion
Count
Christian
16
Muslim
14
No religion
9
Other
3
Not known
73
Total
115
I hope this is helpful to you and any feedback from you would be welcomed.
If for any reason you are unhappy with our response, you are entitled to approach Tracie
Robinson, Corporate Information Manager, Calderdale MBC, Town Hall, Crossley Street,
Halifax HX1 1UJ to request an internal review. Please note your request must be made in
writing and submitted within two months of the date of this letter.
If you remain dissatisfied with our decision, under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information
Act you are entitled to contact the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely
LYDIA KITCHEN
LYDIA KITCHEN
Information Governance Apprentice