Independent children home providers

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Dear Luton Borough Council,

Please can you detail the weekly cost you currently pay for children accommodated to independent children home providers for the following:
Children's Home - standard 2 or 1 bedded (maximum and minimum weekly cost)
Children's Home - standard 3+ bedded (maximum and minimum weekly cost)
Children's Home with therapy (maximum and minimum weekly cost)
Children's Home with education (maximum and minimum weekly cost)
Children's Home with Therapy and Education (maximum and minimum weekly cost)
How many residential children home (new) placements did you make in 2019 – 2020
How many of these were placed within your LA
How many within 20 miles from your boundary
How many further than 20 miles from your boundary
How many of the residential children home placements were made through a framework
How many were spot purchase

Yours faithfully,
Rebekah Lawrence

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_____________________________________________
From: Rebekah <[FOI #717888 email]>
Sent: 12 January 2021 22:14
To: LBC Feedback <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Independent children home
providers
 
 
 
Please note: this email has been received from an external source.
Dear Luton Borough Council,
 
Please can you detail the weekly cost you currently pay for children
accommodated to independent children home providers for the following:
Children's Home - standard 2 or 1 bedded (maximum and minimum weekly cost)
Children's Home - standard 3+ bedded (maximum and minimum weekly cost)
Children's Home with therapy (maximum and minimum weekly cost)
Children's Home with education (maximum and minimum weekly cost)
Children's Home with Therapy and Education (maximum and minimum weekly
cost)
How many residential children home (new) placements did you make in 2019 –
2020
How many of these were placed within your LA
How many within 20 miles from your boundary
How many further than 20 miles from your boundary
How many of the residential children home placements were made through a
framework
How many were spot purchase
 
Yours faithfully,
Rebekah Lawrence
 
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