Return Home Interviews (RHIs)
Dear Somerset County Council,
I am writing with a freedom of information request for data relating to the content and outcome of Return Home Interviews (RHIs) provided for runaway or missing children by your authority.
When you respond with confirmation that you have received my request, could you please advise whether any clarification is needed in order to complete my request? Please ensure any questions arrive to me prior to the 20 day deadline.
Yours faithfully,
Poppy Damon
Please can you send over answers to the following:
+ How many recorded instances of missing then returned children did you have in your authority per year between Jan 1st 2014-Jan 1st 2019? If you can provide a per month break down please do.
+How many of these instances were children who had runaway more than once? If possible can you send a break down which shows a numbered list to indicate individual children and a second column with how many times they ran away? This would of course not include their name or any details.
+ A summary of the recorded outcomes or actions taken for all completed Return Home Interviews (for example a safeguarding referral, report to the police or to another service). I would like a breakdown of these for Jan 2014-Jan 2019. Ideally this would be laid out by outcome, beside a number of times this was taken. This would sit along side a number of how many RHIs were carried out in total per year. Excel or PDF formats are fine.
+ How many of these return interviews contained content about child exploitation?
+How many times were the police notified of potential child exploitation, following a RHI?
+ Can you send me the hiring requirements for staff employed in-house to carry out RHIs? If you outsource this service please respond with who does this for you.
+If you do not outsource and complete RHIs yourself - could you please provide the aide memoire/guidelines/checklist that you use when completing Return Home Interviews?
Somerset County Council Information Request Team
Information request
Our reference: 4693298
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Dear Ms Damon
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your request for information about Return Home Interviews
which we received on 4 March 2019 .
We are currently dealing with your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and we aim to send our response to you on or before
1 April 2019 .
Please note that we are experiencing a high level of requests at the
moment, and there may be a delay in responding to your request. We will
aim to keep you informed should this be the case.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. If this is the case we
will carry out an assessment and will inform you of any exemptions that
apply.
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If you have any further queries or would like to discuss your request
please contact me quoting your reference detailed at the top of this
email.
Yours sincerely
Information Request Team
Communications
01823359359
Information request
Our reference: 4693298
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Dear Ms Damon
Thank you for your request for information received on 4 March 2019 . I
am sorry for the delay in replying.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Simon Butt
Information Request Officer
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