Fostering placements
Dear Cumbria County Council,
1. How many children 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)?
2. Of those, please confirm how many were placed with foster carers of independent fostering agencies.
3. What is the minimum, maximum and average agency fee you have given to IFAs for children placed?
4. Of all children placed in the 12-month period, please break down the numbers by ethnicity (categories you record)
5. And also by religion
Yours faithfully,
Tay Jiva MBE
Dear Tay Jiva MBE
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Reference: FOI-13567-2022
Thank you for your request for information regarding Fostering placements,
which was received on 28/06/2022.
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Dear Tay Jiva MBE
Freedom of Information Act 2000, Reference: FOI-13567-2022
Please see attached for a response to your request for information.
Many thanks
Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
t: 01228 221234
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
References
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1. https://cumbria.gov.uk/
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