Private Fostering
Hello,
I hope whoever is reading this is keeping well.
I am writing in connection to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please could you endeavour to answer the following questions within 20 working days, as specified under its clauses:
Please can you break down the below information for the following calendar years: 2019 and 2020. Can you also please provide me the information for the period between 1 January 2021 and 28 February 2021.
Q1) Over the stated period, on how many separate occasions did a member of the public contact your council to inform you they suspected that a child was living in a private fostering arrangement (that hadn't been reported)? In order to report such a suspected private fostering arrangement, people are often directed to a council's children safeguarding board/children's services team (or similar) or encouraged to fill out a form (such as via a Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub) on the local authority's website. Please can you break down Q1 in terms of what type of person reported the private fostering arrangement (for example, but not limited to: school/teacher, neighbour)
1a) How many of the children living under such private fostering arrangements were found to have a disability (please specify what kind- such as autism, down syndrome- if that information, indeed, is recorded and retrievable under the constraints of the act)
1b) Following the subsequent completion of the Private Fostering Assessment (or similarly titled) form, how many placements were found to be prohibited?
1c) How many of the private foster carers had convictions recorded on their DBS disclosure form? Could you please breakdown all the above information in a table and on a case to case basis over the requested period.
I would like to receive this information in an electronic format. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad, I would be grateful if you could please contact me by email ([email address]) and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.
Yours faithfully,
Yohannes Lowe
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| Clackmannanshire Council, Kilncraigs, Alloa, Clackmannanshire FK10 ||
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To:
-None- Yohannes Lowe Contact: Julie Cameron
Tel. No: 01259 450000
Ref: PEO03A6591
Date: 22/03/2021
Dear -None- Lowe
Freedom of Information : PEO03A6591
I acknowledge receipt of your request for information which was received
on 17/03/2021 about Information on private fostering arrangements. It
will be forwarded to the appropriate Council Service for action and you
should receive a response, or a request for clarification by 19/04/2021.
If there is a need to clarify anything relating to your request,
colleagues will contact you.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.
Yours sincerely
Julie Cameron
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| Clackmannanshire Council, Kilncraigs, Alloa, Clackmannanshire FK10 ||
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To:
Yohannes Lowe Contact: Julie Cameron
Tel. No: 01259 450000
Ref: PEO03A6591
Date: 13/04/2021
Dear Yohannes Lowe
Freedom of Information Enquiry: PEO03A6591
Thank you for your information request dated 17/03/2021.
I am happy to supply you with the information you requested.
Please see below the response to your FOI request:-
Please can you break down the below information for the following calendar
years: 2019 and 2020. Can you also please provide me the information for
the period between 1 January 2021 and 28 February 2021.
Q1) Over the stated period, on how many separate occasions did a member of
the public contact your council to inform you they suspected that a child
was living in a private fostering arrangement (that hadn't been reported)?
In order to report such a suspected private fostering arrangement, people
are often directed to a council's children safeguarding board/children's
services team (or similar) or encouraged to fill out a form (such as via a
Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub) on the local authority's website. Please
can you break down Q1 in terms of what type of person reported the private
fostering arrangement (for example, but not limited to: school/teacher,
neighbour).
Response:
There have been no private fostering arrangements reported to
Clackmannanshir.e Council from 01.01.19 to 28.02.21
1a) How many of the children living under such private fostering
arrangements were found to have a disability (please specify what kind-
such as autism, down syndrome- if that information, indeed, is recorded
and retrievable under the constraints of the act)
1b) Following the subsequent completion of the Private Fostering
Assessment (or similarly titled) form, how many placements were found to
be prohibited?
1c) How many of the private foster carers had convictions recorded on
their DBS disclosure form? Could you please breakdown all the above
information in a table and on a case to case basis over the requested
period.
Response to 1a), b), c):
There have been no children recorded by Clackmannanshire Council as living
under a private fostering arrangement from 01.01.19 to 28.02.21 therefore
this will be a nil response.
Yours sincerely
Julie Cameron
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