Information on accommodating children under S. 20 of the Children’s Act 1989

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Dear Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the
following information on accommodating children within the local
area in relation to the Section 20 of the Children’s Act 1989.

Could you please tell me how many children are currently
accommodated in your area under S.20 of the Children Act 1989?

Secondly, how many of these children have been accommodated for
more than 6 months?

Yours faithfully,
Elina

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Dear Ms. Miezite

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF: 2015-0757

 

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June 2015. For your information and future communications your request has
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Yours sincerely

 

Robin Yu

Information Protection Assistant

Information Governance Team

Information Systems Division (ISD)

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX

Tel: 020 7938 8226

 

Web: [1]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk

 

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Dear Ms. Miezite

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF: 2015-0757

 

I am responding to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000,
which we received on 30 June 2015, for information held by the Council.
You requested:

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the following
information on accommodating children within the local area in relation to
the Section 20 of the Children’s Act 1989.

 

Could you please tell me how many children are currently accommodated in
your area under S.20 of the Children Act 1989?

 

56

 

Secondly, how many of these children have been accommodated for more than
6 months?

 

30

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Robin Yu

Information Protection Assistant

Information Governance Team

Information Systems Division (ISD)

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX

Tel: 020 7938 8226

 

Web: [2]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk

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