LAC and Care Leavers Levels of Care

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Dear Derby City Council,

1. Regarding your Looked After Children aged 16-17 and for your Care Leavers aged 18-25 who are currently placed in semi-independent unregulated accommodation, please could you define the different levels/categories of care that the council has for these individuals.

2. Please could you let me know what the average cost per week per service user per Care Level per provider is when these individuals are placed in semi-independent accommodation.

An example of this could be:

.................................Care Level 1....Care Level 2....Care Level 3....Care Level 4....Care Level 5
Supplier Name 1.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx............
Supplier Name 2.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx.............
Supplier Name 3.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx.............
Supplier Name 4.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx............

3. Please let me know how many Looked After Children aged 16-17 you currently accommodate in semi-independent unregulated accommodation per care level.

4. Please let me know how many Care Leavers aged 18-25 you currently accommodate in semi independent unregulated accommodation per care level.

Yours faithfully,

James Oliver

FOI, Derby City Council

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FOI, Derby City Council

Dear James,

 

I acknowledge your request for information received on 18/06/2020 about
LAC and Care Leavers Levels of Care.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested as soon as possible, but in any case by 16/07/2020 the statutory
timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOI) unless the information requested is subject to a statutory
exemption on disclosure or the information contains reference to a third
party.

If your request does not include all the information we need or is not
clear, we will contact you for more information (clarification).  In these
circumstances, the 20 working response deadline will start the next
working day after we receive your clarification response.

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prevent release of the information you have requested. Some exemptions are
subject to a public interest test. There will be an assessment and if any
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Freedom of Information Officer
Derby City Council
The Council House
Corporation Street
Derby
DE1 2FS

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Wilmslow
Cheshire
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Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team | Corporate Resources Directorate | Derby City
Council, Council House, Corporation Street, Derby
DE1 2FS| 01332 640763 | [3]www.derby.gov.uk

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