Outcomes for Looked after children

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Dear Plymouth City Council,

Can you please provide the following information. In all instances where numbers are asked for please provide them both as a whole number and as a percentage of the overall total.

1. How many children of compulsory school age do you currently have under local authority care?

Of these;
i) How many had their education delegated to a school by their parents before going into care?
ii) How many were electively home educated by their parents before going into care?

2. Can you please provide a statistical breakdown of the reasons why children in your local authority have been put under local authority care?

3. Please provide the number of children under local authority care classed as children missing education for the years (Jan 01 - Dec 31 in all instances) 2015, 2016, 2017. Both for the years provided and those still CME (with the years they have been CME).

4. Please provide a breakdown of how the children who are CSA under local authority care are currently receiving their educational provision. Please include CME statistics.

5. Please provide the number of children aged 10 - 18 under local authority care who have (same years as Q3);

i) Gone missing
ii) Had police involvement
iii) Been groomed by adults after going into LAC.
iv) Had a relationship that resulted in pregnancy.
v) Had a relationship that resulted in parenthood.

6. Of the children currently under LAC please provide the number of children who have been identified by professionals as needing supportive therapy; This could be SEN, mentally, emotionally, physically etc.

Of these children;

i) How many have successfully received the therapy recommended?
ii) How many are in receipt of the therapy recommended?
iii) How many are waiting to receive the therapy recommended?

Finally, can you please provide statistics/documentation and evidence for the educational outcomes for all children under local authority care?

Yours faithfully,

G Swanson

FOI People, Plymouth City Council

Dear G Swanson

My Ref: 897757

Thank you for your request for information about looked after children. Your request was received on 6 March 2018 and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Council will seek to provide the information you have requested within 20 working days, that is by 4 April 2018 and it will be provided by email or hard copy, depending how you made your request and how the information is held. 

Information is usually provided free of charge but in some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case I will inform you.  A fees notice will be issued to you and you will be required to pay this before we proceed with your request.

Information about the Freedom of Information Act 2000 can be found on the Information Commissioners Office website: https://ico.org.uk/.

Plymouth City Council also has information available on our website: https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/aboutcouncil...

If you cannot find the information you require please contact me using the contact details below.

Yours sincerely

Hayley Stevens
Information Access Officer
T +441752398169

E [email address]

www.plymouth.gov.uk

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FOI People, Plymouth City Council

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Dear G Swanson,

 

Please find attached the response to your Freedom of Information request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Rebecca Rowland
Information Access Officer
Finance
Plymouth City Council
Ballard House, West Hoe Road
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ

 

T +441752307305
E [1][email address]
[2]www.plymouth.gov.uk

 

 

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Dear FOI People,

Would it be possible for your local authority to answer the FOI in part?

Yours sincerely,

G Swanson

FOI People, Plymouth City Council

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Dear G Swanson,

 

Please refer to pages 3 to 7 of the response where we have answered:

·         A1

·         A3

·         A4

·         A5v

·         A6 in part

·         A8

 

Kind regards,

 

Rebecca Rowland
Information Access Officer
Finance
Plymouth City Council
Ballard House, West Hoe Road
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ

T +441752307305
E [1][email address]

[2]www.plymouth.gov.uk

 

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