Looked after children 2017

The request was partially successful.

Dear Hounslow Borough Council,

Would you kindly be able to tell me:

1. How many children became 'looked after' in your local authority in the calendar year of 2017?

2. Of the children in Q1, how many were in a group of siblings of two or more (I would like the number of children, not the number of groups)?

3. How many of the children that became 'looked after' in your local authority in 2017 were initially placed in Kinship Care/Connected Persons care?

4. How many looked after children in your local authority are currently placed following care proceedings:
a) with long term LA foster carers
b) in kinship care foster placements

5.a. How many applications to be a kinship carer did you receive in 2017 in respect of children subject to Care Proceedings?
5.b. How many of those (5.a.) applications were successful?

6. How many children in your local authority were made the subject of Special Guardianship Order following Care Proceedings in 2017?

7. How many of your local authority's current foster carers are prepared and approved to be long term foster carers of sibling groups of:
a) 2
b) 3 or more

Yours faithfully,

Christina Savage

Freedom of Information, Hounslow Borough Council

Dear Resident/Member of the public,

Thank you for your email about a Freedom of Information.

 

We will either deal with your request or pass it onto our service teams to
provide you with a response.    

o   Freedom of Information (FOI) requests – the Council will respond
within 20 working days from the time of receipt if this is within working
hours, or, if received out of hours, from the next working day.
[1]https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...

o   To comply with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 further
information can be found at
[2]https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...
 

 Yours sincerely,

Customer Relations Team

 

References

Visible links
1. https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...
2. https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...

Freedom of Information, Hounslow Borough Council

Dear Christina Savage,

Thank you for your FOI request dated 22/02/2018. Your reference number is 38810-38811.

This has been passed to the relevant team who will respond within 20 working days.

If you would like to contact us please email [email address] or telephone 0208 583 5211.

Yours sincerely,
Emma Wallis | Customer Relations Officer
Customer Relations
Yellow zone, Civic Centre
London Borough of Hounslow
Office: 020 8583 5211
Email: [email address]
Website:  www.hounslow.gov.uk
Follow us online: Twitter: @LBofHounslow and Facebook: www.facebook.com/HounslowCouncil

show quoted sections

Christina Savage

I would like to re-submit my request, covering a slightly different period of time namely the financial year and not the calendar year:

1. How many children became 'looked after' in your local authority in the financial year of 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017?

2. Of the children in Q1, how many were in a group of siblings of two or more (I would like the number of children, not the number of groups)?

3. How many of the children that became 'looked after' in your local authority in the financial year of 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 were initially placed in Kinship Care/Connected Persons care?

4. How many looked after children in your local authority are currently placed following care proceedings:
a) with long term LA foster carers
b) in kinship care foster placements

5.a. How many applications to be a kinship carer did you receive in the financial year of 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 in respect of children subject to Care Proceedings?
5.b. How many of those (5.a.) applications were successful (positive viability assessment)?

6. How many children in your local authority were made the subject of Special Guardianship Order following Care Proceedings in the financial year of 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017?

7. How many of your local authority's current foster carers are prepared and approved to be long term foster carers of sibling groups of:
a) 2
b) 3 or more

Yours sincerely,

Christina Savage

Freedom of Information, Hounslow Borough Council

Dear Resident/Member of the public,

Thank you for your email about a Freedom of Information.

 

We will either deal with your request or pass it onto our service teams to
provide you with a response.    

o   Freedom of Information (FOI) requests – the Council will respond
within 20 working days from the time of receipt if this is within working
hours, or, if received out of hours, from the next working day.
[1]https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...

o   To comply with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 further
information can be found at
[2]https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...
 

 Yours sincerely,

Customer Relations Team

 

References

Visible links
1. https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...
2. https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...

Freedom of Information, Hounslow Borough Council

Dear Christina Savage,

Thank you for your email below regarding your FOI request, reference number 38810-38811.

I have passed this onto the service team and have asked that they take your new requested time period into consideration when the provide your response.

Kind Regards,
Joseph | Customer Relations Officer
London Borough of Hounslow, Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow, TW3 4DN
Tel: 020 8583 5211 | Email: [Hounslow Borough Council request email] 

Information about Council services can be found on our website www.hounslow.gov.uk

Follow us online: Twitter: @LBofHounslow and Facebook: www.facebook.com/HounslowCouncil

show quoted sections

Christina Savage

Dear Joseph ,

Has your team managed to collate the requested information?

Yours sincerely,

Christina Savage

Freedom of Information, Hounslow Borough Council

Dear Resident/Member of the public,

Thank you for your email about a Freedom of Information.

 

We will either deal with your request or pass it onto our service teams to
provide you with a response.    

o   Freedom of Information (FOI) requests – the Council will respond
within 20 working days from the time of receipt if this is within working
hours, or, if received out of hours, from the next working
day.[1]https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...

o   To comply with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 further
information can be found
at[2]https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...

 Yours sincerely,

Customer Relations Team

References

Visible links
1. https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...
2. https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20110/o...

Freedom of Information, Hounslow Borough Council

Dear Ms Savage,

Thank you for your email below which has been received by the Customer Relations Team.

I apologise for the delay in responding.

I have sent a chase up email to the relevant section asking them when a response will be forthcoming.

I am awaiting their reply.

Kind regards,

Rapinder | Customer Relations Officer

Yellow Zone, Civic Centre
London Borough of Hounslow,
Tel: 020 8583 5211 | Email: [email address

Information about Council services can be found on our website www.hounslow.gov.uk

Follow us online: Twitter: @LBofHounslow and Facebook: www.facebook.com/HounslowCouncil

show quoted sections

Melanie Lang, Hounslow Borough Council

SUBJECT: Hounslow's Response to your FOI request. Reference: 00038810 -
00038811

 

Dear Ms Savage,

 

Re: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) 2000 ACT RESPONSE

 

I am writing regarding your request for information dated 22 February 2018
and apologise for the delay in responding to you. You requested the
following information:

 

 

1. How many children became 'looked after' in your local authority in the
calendar year of 2017?

There were 163 children that became ‘looked after’ by Hounslow in 2017

2. Of the children in Q1, how many were in a group of siblings of two or
more (I would like the number of children, not the number of groups)?

There were 18 groups of siblings

3. How many of the children that became 'looked after' in your local
authority in 2017 were initially placed in Kinship Care/Connected Persons
care?

This information is unavailable.  However, we can confirm that 4 children
were placed with parents or another person with parental responsibilities,
and 9 children were placed with a relative or a friend.

 

4. How many looked after children in your local authority are currently
placed following care proceedings:

a) with long term LA foster carers             There are 23 with long term
foster carers

b) in kinship care foster placements         

We do not hold this information in a reportable format in our case
management system. However, of the children in the answer to question 1, 4
children were placed with parents or another person with parental
responsibilities, and 9 children were placed with a relative or a friend.

 

5.a. How many applications to be a kinship carer did you receive in 2017
in respect of children subject to Care Proceedings?

Applications are not made to Kinship Carer, assessments are court
directed.

5.b. How many of those (5.a.) applications were successful?

 

6. How many children in your local authority were made the subject of
Special Guardianship Order following Care Proceedings in 2017?

There were 20 children made the subject of Special Guardianship Orders
following Care Proceedings in the financial year 1 April 2016 to 31 March
2017.

 

7. How many of your local authority's current foster carers are prepared
and approved to be long term foster carers of sibling groups of:

a) 2                       We have 8 long term foster carers that can take
sibling groups of 2

b) 3 or more       We have 2 long term foster carers that can take sibling
groups of up to 3

 

 

The response to your request has been dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

 

Copyright and Re-Use

Most of the information that is provided in response to a FOI or EIR
request will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the
copyright will be owned by The London Borough of Hounslow. However, the
copyright of other information may be owned by another person or
organisation.

 

Individuals are free to use any information supplied, where the Council is
the copyright owner of the information, for their own use, including for
non-commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for the
purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, such as:
copying, publishing, distributing and transmitting the information;
adapting the information; exploiting the information commercially for
example, by combining it with other information, or by including it in
your own commercial product or application, will be subject to the
copyright and re-use conditions under the [1]Open Government Licence.

 

Should you feel that I have dealt with your request for information
inappropriately or failed to take appropriate action within a reasonable
timescale please contact, by any of the following methods:

 

By email to: FOI Review Officer [2][Hounslow Borough Council request email]

 

Website: [3]www.hounslow.gov.uk (on line complaints form available)

 

Should you feel that we have not dealt with your appeal appropriately and
remain dissatisfied, you have the right to complain to the Information
Commissioner under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Contact details for the Information Commissioner are as follows:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

 

 

 

Melanie Lang | Centre Coordinator | FOI Officer

The Spot  | London Borough of Hounslow

78 St John’s Road, Isleworth, TW7 6RU

T: 0208 583 2349  

E: [4][email address] (non-secure)

W:  [5]www.hounslow.gov.uk

Follow us online: Twitter: [6]@LBofHounslow and

Facebook: [7]www.facebook.com/HounslowCouncil

 

 

 

References

Visible links
1. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/o...
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/o...
2. mailto:[Hounslow Borough Council request email]
3. http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/
4. mailto:[email address]
5. http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/
6. https://twitter.com/LBofHounslow
7. http://www.facebook.com/hounslowcouncil