Residential chilcare

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Dear Brent Borough Council,

1. Do you operate an approved providers list of private residential
care providers?
2. If so, how many providers are currently on this list?
3. Is the list closed, and if yes for how long?
4. What is the average distance young people a placed from their
home?
5. How many children’s care homes do you operate?
6. How many children are placed in care homes that you operate?
7. How many children are placed with private residential care
providers?
8. What is the average weekly cost of placing a child in a care
home you operate?
9. What is the average weekly cost of placing a child in a private
care home?
10. What is the average size of the care homes you place children
in (i.e. how many children can they accommodate)?
11.Can you explain your commissioning process for private
residential children’s care providers?

Yours faithfully,

T. Charles

Graham Genoni,

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Our reference: 2780896

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Graham Genoni,

Information request
Our reference: 2780896

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Dear Sir/Madam
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 4 February
2015, as follows:
Dear Brent Borough Council,

1. Do you operate an approved providers list of private residential care
providers?
2. If so, how many providers are currently on this list?
3. Is the list closed, and if yes for how long?
4. What is the average distance young people a placed from their home?
5. How many children's care homes do you operate?
6. How many children are placed in care homes that you operate?
7. How many children are placed with private residential care providers?
8. What is the average weekly cost of placing a child in a care home you
operate?
9. What is the average weekly cost of placing a child in a private care
home?
10. What is the average size of the care homes you place children in (i.e.
how many children can they accommodate)?
11.Can you explain your commissioning process for private residential
children's care providers?

Yours faithfully,

T. Charles
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and we aim to send a response by 4 March 2015.
 
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Yours faithfully
 
 
Graham Genoni
Operational Director
Children & Families
0208937 4091
[email address]
 
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Information request
Our reference: 2780896

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Dear Sir/Madam
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 4 February 2015.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours faithfully
 
 
Graham Genoni
Operational Director
Children & Young People

 
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