Placement of CiC inside and outside city boundaries

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Dear Birmingham City Council,

Could you provide the following information for the last five full
financial years, specified for each year in turn:

1. The number of young people placed with external foster carers inside the city boundaries

2. The number of young people placed with external foster carers outside the city boundaries

3. The number of young people placed with external foster carers more than 20 miles outside the city boundaries

4.The number of young people placed in external Children's
Residential Care inside the city boundaries

5. The number of young people placed in external Children's
Residential Care outside the city boundaries

6. The number of young people placed in external Children's
Residential Care more than 20 miles outside the city boundaries

Yours faithfully,

Jolyon Jones

Tracey Robinson, Birmingham City Council

Dear Jolyon

 

Thank you for your request for information held by the Council under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which was received on
24.06.2013.

 

We will contact you again once it has been ascertained what data is held
by Birmingham City Council.  In some circumstances a fee may be payable
and if that is the case, we will let you know.  A fees notice will be
issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed with
your request.

 

If you require any further information or are not happy with our response
please do not hesitate to contact me quoting the reference number above in
any future communications.  Steve Cullen should also be copied in on any
correspondence relating to this request.

 

Yours sincerely

Tracey Robinson

Business Continuity and Information Governance Officer

 

 

Sent on behalf of:

Steve Cullen

Information Governance Manager

Governance and Policy

Children, Young People and Families Directorate

Birmingham City Council

 

Tel: 0121 464 4591

Email: [1][email address]

 

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Tracey Robinson, Birmingham City Council

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Dear Jolyon

 

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

 

Could you provide the following information for the last five full
financial years, specified for each year in turn:

 

1. The number of young people placed with external foster carers inside
the city boundaries

 

2. The number of young people placed with external foster carers outside
the city boundaries

 

3. The number of young people placed with external foster carers more than
20 miles outside the city boundaries

 

4.The number of young people placed in external Children's Residential
Care inside the city boundaries

 

5. The number of young people placed in external Children's Residential
Care outside the city boundaries

 

6. The number of young people placed in external Children's Residential
Care more than 20 miles outside the city boundaries

 

Please see response below:

 

see attached document

 

If you have any information which may assist us in determining or locating
any missed information, we would be grateful if you would contact us with
details of this information, so that we can conduct a further search.

 

If you are not satisfied with the response you may ask for an internal
review.  If subsequently you are not satisfied with the Council's decision
you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision.  Generally,
the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council.  The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at the following address:

 

The Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Telephone: 01625 545745             Web Address: [1]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Robinson

Business Continuity and Information Governance Officer

 

 

Sent of behalf of:

Steve Cullen

Information governance Manager

Governance and Policy Team

Children Young People and Families Directorate

Birmingham City Council

 

Tel: 0121 464 4591

Email: [2][email address]

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Dear Tracey Robinson,

I have not received the response to this request, I have however received a response to a previous related question. Could you please provide me with the information requested.

Yours sincerely,

Jolyon Jones

Tracey Robinson, Birmingham City Council

I am out of office until 15.7.13.  If you require any assistance with FOI
and DP requests please contact Steve Cullen on 464 4591

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Tracey Robinson, Birmingham City Council

Dear Jolyon

Thank you for your email below. I have asked for the information to be double checked and will respond accordingly.
Yours sincerely
Tracey Robinson
Business Continuity & Information Governance Officer
PO Box 16568
1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
B2 2FX

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Tracey Robinson, Birmingham City Council

Dear Mr Jones

Thank you for your email below. It appears that the response you have been sent relates to FOI request 8781 and not 8782.

We are sorry for the confusion caused. We are looking into the response for 8782 and hopefully will be able to answer your request shortly.

Yours sincerely
Tracey Robinson
Business Continuity & Information Governance Officer
PO Box 16568
1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
B2 2FX

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Tracey Robinson, Birmingham City Council

Dear Jolyon

 

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

 

1. The number of young people placed with external foster carers inside
the city boundaries

 

2. The number of young people placed with external foster carers outside
the city boundaries

 

3. The number of young people placed with external foster carers more than
20 miles outside the city boundaries

 

4.The number of young people placed in external Children's Residential
Care inside the city boundaries

 

5. The number of young people placed in external Children's Residential
Care outside the city boundaries

 

6. The number of young people placed in external Children's Residential
Care more than 20 miles outside the city boundaries

 

Please see response below:

 

Based on a Carefirst (our case recording system) snapshot dated
01/05/2013:

 

  2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
1 External Foster Carer inside 163 181 175 194 211
2 External Foster Carer outside 352 338 326 334 310
External Children's Residential
4 Care inside 41 48 49 36 34
External Children's Residential
5 Care outside 58 59 49 53 41

 

 

Questions 3 and 6 are not held by Birmingham City Council but a % figure
is given for all placements and is published by the DfE every year on
their website.

 

If you have any information which may assist us in determining or locating
any missed information, we would be grateful if you would contact us with
details of this information, so that we can conduct a further search.

 

If you are not satisfied with the response you may ask for an internal
review.  If subsequently you are not satisfied with the Council's decision
you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision.  Generally,
the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council.  The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at the following address:

 

The Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Telephone: 01625 545745             Web Address: [1]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Robinson

Business Continuity and Information Governance Officer

 

 

Sent of behalf of:

Steve Cullen

Information governance Manager

Governance and Policy Team

Children Young People and Families Directorate

Birmingham City Council

 

Tel: 0121 464 4591

Email: [2][email address]

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