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Return Home Interviews (RHIs)

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Dear Hampshire 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?

Children's Services Freedom of Information requests, Hampshire County Council

Dear Poppy Damon

 

Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by
Hampshire County Council on 05 March 2019. You requested:

 

 1. 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.
 2. 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.
 3. 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.
 4. How many of these return interviews contained content about child
exploitation?
 5. How many times were the police notified of potential child
exploitation, following a RHI? 
 6. 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.
 7. 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?

 

Please remember to quote the reference number above (15541 Damon) in any
future communications.

 

Yours sincerely

FoI Co-ordinator
Children's Services Department
Email:  [1][email address]

If you have a Freedom of Information request please redirect to the
following email address - [2][email address
Any statutory timeframe will not commence until the request is received at
this address.

 

 

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Children's Services Freedom of Information requests, Hampshire County Council

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Dear Ms Damon

 

Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

I attach Hampshire County Council’s response to your Freedom of
Information request.

Please accept our apologies for the delay.

Yours sincerely

FoI Co-ordinator
Children's Services Department
Email:  [1][email address]

If you have a Freedom of Information request please redirect to the
following email address - [2][email address
Any statutory timeframe will not commence until the request is received at
this address.

 

 

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