Query for your fostering service
Dear Haringey Borough Council,
Please could you advise about the following:
1. Who are your Tier 1/preferred independent fostering providers and what are their corresponding Ofsted ratings and their standard weekly fee per child per week?
2. What is the pay/allowance range for your foster carers?
3. Have you placed any Muslim children in the past 12 months? If so, how many?
4. Have you placed any Muslim children with non-Muslim carers in the past 12 months? If so, how many?
5. Do you employ any Muslim social workers? If so, how many?
6. Do you have any Muslim foster carers? If so, how many?
Yours faithfully,
Tay Jiva
Dear Tay Jiva,
Freedom of Information / Environmental Information Regulations Request:
Reference LBH/4621715
I acknowledge your request for information received on 13 September 2015.
This information request will be dealt with in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations and we
will send the response by 09 October 2015.
If you have any questions, please contact us on 020 8489 1988 or
[email address].
Yours sincerely
Sirkku Pietikäinen
Information Governance Officer
Haringey Council
River Park House, 225 High Road, London N22 8HQ
T. 020 8489 2552
[1][email address]
[2]www.haringey.gov.uk
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Response sent on behalf of Neelam Bhardwaja
Dear Tay Jiva
Thank you for your request for information received on 14 September 2015,
in which you asked for the following information:
• Who are your Tier 1 preferred independent fostering providers and what
are their corresponding Ofsted ratings and their standard weekly fee per
child per week?
I have attached a spreadsheet which contains the information you
requested.
• What is the pay/ allowance range for your foster carers?
The allowance for carers who foster children aged 0 – 11 years is £377; 12
– 16 years allowance is £457 and 16 – 18 years it is £457. The allowance
is paid weekly.
• Have you placed any Muslim children in the past 12 months? If so how
many?
Sixteen Muslim children have been placed in foster care in the past 12
months.
• Have you placed any Muslim children with non Muslim carers in the past
12 months? If so, how many?
Seven Muslim children have been placed with non-Muslim foster carers in
the past 12 months.
• Do you employ any Muslim social workers? If so, how many?
We do employ Muslim social workers and there are 3 in employment.
• Do you have any Muslim foster carers? If so, how many?
There are 19 Muslim foster carers.
If you have any further queries, or are unhappy with how we have dealt
with your request and wish to make a complaint, please contact the
Feedback and Information Team as below. (Please note you should do this
within two months of receiving this response.)
Feedback and Information Team
River Park House
225 High Road
N22 8HQ
T: 020 8489 1988
E: [email address]
Regards.
Neelam Bhardwaja
Assistant Director – Safeguarding & Social Care
Haringey Council
Tel – 020 8489 0001
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From: Tay Jiva [mailto:[FOI #291909 email]]
Sent: 13 September 2015 22:55
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Query for your fostering service
Dear Haringey Borough Council,
Please could you advise about the following:
1. Who are your Tier 1/preferred independent fostering providers and
what are their corresponding Ofsted ratings and their standard weekly fee
per child per week?
2. What is the pay/allowance range for your foster carers?
3. Have you placed any Muslim children in the past 12 months? If so,
how many?
4. Have you placed any Muslim children with non-Muslim carers in the
past 12 months? If so, how many?
5. Do you employ any Muslim social workers? If so, how many?
6. Do you have any Muslim foster carers? If so, how many?
Yours faithfully,
Tay Jiva
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