Managed Children's Social Work Teams

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Dear Devon County Council,

Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1. Since 1/1/2018 has the Council used an external organisation to provide Children’s Social Work project team(s) to complete a specific piece of time bound work?
2. Can you confirm the number of Children’s Social Workers that were provided?
3. The area they worked e.g. Children in need, Referral and Assessment, Duty etc.
4. When did they start and finish?
5. The name of the organisation(s) that provided the Children’s Social Workers?
6. The total amount charged to the council for this service?

Yours faithfully,

Mr P T Read

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Dear Mr Read,

Freedom Of Information Act 2000
Request Number - 8503330

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Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Assistant
Information Governance Team
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Dear Mr P T Read,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Information Request 8503330

 

We are in receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 dated 12 March 2019, and are pleased to provide
[1]Devon County Council’s response.

A copy of this response is also attached hereto for your ease of access.

We hope this information is of assistance to you.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Jenny Goodall

Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team

Room 120

County Hall

Exeter
EX2 4QD
Tel: 01392 383000 – Ask for Information Governance Team

Email: [2][Devon County Council request email]

 

Please note that Devon County Council now publishes most Freedom of
Information and Environmental Information Regulations request responses on
its publication scheme. Details of previous responses are available at
[3]https://new.devon.gov.uk/accesstoinforma....
The council requests that members of the public make use of its disclosure
log search facility before making a Freedom of Information or
Environmental Information Regulations request, as it is possible that the
information sought, may have been disclosed in response to a prior
request.

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If for any reason you are not satisfied with how your request has been
handled, please write to Customer Relations Team, Room 120, County Hall,
Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD. Details about our Access to Information
complaints procedure can be found at
[4]https://new.devon.gov.uk/accesstoinforma....
  If your complaint is not resolved to your complete satisfaction, you
have the right to refer the matter to the Information Commissioner’s
Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

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