Fostering Work Stream (April 2024 - August 2024)

Alastair Scott-McKinley made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Health (Northern Ireland) Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Alastair Scott-McKinley

Dear Department of Health (Northern Ireland),

I am writing to request all the following information which I am entitled to under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

This Freedom of Information request concerns the Department of Health’s Children’s Social Care Programme Reform Board: Fostering workstream.

1. Please provide a copy of the fostering workstream work plan, associated timescales, and any timescale updates or reviews.
2. Please provide a copy of minutes/notes of all meetings of the Fostering workstream for the period April 2024 to date.
3. Please provide a copy of all papers circulated to, tabled, or discussed at meetings of the fostering workstream for the period April 2024 to date.
4. Please provide a copy of all reports/ working papers/ presentations/ fostering strategy documents being considered by the fostering workstream from April 2024 to date.
5. Please provide a list of organisational fostering policies/ schemes/ standards documents currently under review by the fostering workstream from April 2024 to date.
6. Please provide a copy of any paper/ report/ document/correspondence related to the discussion of foster care fee rises for the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.
6. Please provide a copy of any paper/ report/ document/correspondence related to the Development of a Foster Care Fee Paid Framework (for example Liz Stevenson's presentations, interim reports, and report).
8. Please provide a list of all sub-groups and task and finish groups established by the fostering workstream from inception to date.
7. Please provide a copy of all minutes/notes of all meetings for any sub-group task and finish groups (e.g. recruitment workstream & retention workstream) for the period April 2024 to date.

I would like the above information to be provided to me as an electronic copy.

If the request is too broad or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand under the Act you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of the information is already in the public domain, please send it to me directly with page references or URLs when necessary.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance under the section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine the request.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within 20 working days after receiving this request. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing you have received this request.

I look forward to hearing from you soon,

Yours faithfully,

Alastair Scott-McKinley

DoH FOI, Department of Health (Northern Ireland)

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Alastair,

Please see attached acknowledgement of receipt of your request.

Regards,

Joyce

Joyce McGrattan

Information Management Branch

Department of Health (NI)

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Dear Mr Scott-McKinley,

Please find attached a response to your recent FOI request to the
Department of Health

Yours sincerely

Ken Moore

Ken Moore | Information Governance Manager | Strategic Planning and
Performance Group (SPPG) - HSCNI Southern Office | Towerhill | ARMAGH |
BT61 9DR |

Tel: 0300 555 0115 Ext 2912  D: 028 9536 2912 | M: 07500667023 | Email:
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