LAC 16-18 Year Olds

The request was refused by Somerset Council.

Dear Somerset County Council,

Please could you let me know the following information

1.1 How many Looked After Children (Also known as Children in Care) does the council currently have?
1.2 How many of these Looked After Children are between the ages of 12 and 15?
1.3 How many of these Looked After Children are aged 16-17?

2.1. Of these Looked After Children aged 16-17, how many are living in semi independent accomodation provided by unregulated private providers.
2.2 Please provide the names of these unregulated private providers and the average cost per child per week to the council per provider?

3.1. Of these Looked After Children aged 16-17, how many are living in semi independent accomodation provided by regulated providers.
3.2 Please provide the names of these regulated providers and the average cost per child per week to the council per provider?

4.1 How many Care Leavers under the age of 18 does the council currently accomodate in accomodation provided by unregulated private providers?
4.2 Please provide the names of these unregulated private providers and the average cost per child per week to the council per provider?

5.1 How many Care Leavers under the age of 18 does the council currently accomodate in accomodation provided by regulated private providers?
5.2 Please provide the names of these regulated private providers and the average cost per child per week to the council per provider?

6.1 How many Care Leavers aged 18 plus does the council currently accomodate in accomodation provided by unregulated private providers?
6.2 Please provide the names of these unregulated private providers and the average cost per child per week to the council per provider?

7.1 How many Care Leavers aged 18 plus does the council currently accomodate in accomodation provided by regulated private providers?
7.2 Please provide the names of these regulated private providers and the average cost per child per week to the council per provider?

Yours faithfully,

James Steele

Somerset County Council, Somerset Council

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Our reference: 6595941
 

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Dear James Steele
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 8 June 2020.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours faithfully

Tracey Crabb
Information Request Officer
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

Dear Somerset County Council,

Please could you resend the link as it doesnt work. I am also concerned that you havent given this request a moments thought, you only received the request today and have instantly denied it.

Yours sincerely,

James Steele

Somerset County Council, Somerset Council

Dear Mr Steele,
 
I apologise that you experienced an issue with the link to our publication
site. The questions you asked of us are questions that we are routinely
asked and under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act if we
regularly publish them then our requirement is to direct the requestor to
the information for them to find it themselves. Hopefully you will have
more luck with the link below, please search our previous requests
section. 
 
[1]https://www.somerset.gov.uk/our-informat...
 
Kindest Regards
 
Tracey

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Dear Somerset County Council,

Please could you resend the link as it doesnt work. I am also concerned
that you havent given this request a moments thought, you only received
the request today and have instantly denied it.

Yours sincerely,

James Steele

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Dear Somerset County Council,

I am still awaiting response to my FOI request which is now long overdue. Please may I have an update.

Yours sincerely,

James

Somerset County Council, Somerset Council

Hi,
 
Thank you for email.
 
I can confirm we provided you with a link to our publication page in June
(see below) where be believe the answers to your questions can be found.
you will need to search using key words from your request.
 
Tracey
 

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Dear Mr Steele,
 
I apologise that you experienced an issue with the link to our publication
site. The questions you asked of us are questions that we are routinely
asked and under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act if we
regularly publish them then our requirement is to direct the requestor to
the information for them to find it themselves. Hopefully you will have
more luck with the link below, please search our previous requests
section. 
 
[1]https://www.somerset.gov.uk/our-informat...
 
Kindest Regards
 
Tracey

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Dear Somerset County Council,

Please could you resend the link as it doesnt work. I am also concerned
that you havent given this request a moments thought, you only received
the request today and have instantly denied it.

Yours sincerely,

James Steele

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