Safeguarding of children
Dear Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council,
Please treat this email as a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
1) For each financial quarter since April 2018, how many children have died in your area in cases where abuse and/or neglect were suspected or confirmed?
If you cannot provide figures for this exact date range, please provide data for the closest available date range and state clearly the dates that it covers.
By quarter I am referring to the following:
2018-19 (Q1 = April to June, Q2 = July to September, Q3 = October to December, Q4 = January to March)
2019-20 (Q1 = April to June, Q2 = July to September, Q3 = October to December, Q4 = January to March)
2020-21 ((Q1 = April to June, Q2 = July to September (please include the date in September data is correct to)
2) Broken down by financial quarter, how many of the children in question 1 had been referred to the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub, or equivalent body for safeguarding children, prior to their death?
3) Broken down by financial quarter, how many of these children were in the care, or partial care of social services teams?
4) For your answer to question 1 above, for each financial quarter, please can you disclose how many were:
a) Babies (under 1 year old)
b) Toddlers/pre-school (between 1 and 4 years old)
c) Primary school age (4-11)
d) Secondary school age (11-18)
The next question is about referrals to your Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub or equivalent body for safeguarding children.
By “referral” I include those made officially by practitioners, teachers etc and any calls that may have been made via any publicly accessible helpline, website or online reporting form, whether anonymously or not.
5) For each quarter from April 2018 to September 2020, how many referrals were made about children to the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub or its equivalent?
If you cannot provide a figure for this exact date range, please provide data for the closest available date range and state clearly the dates that it covers
Please provide the data in an Excel spreadsheet, filetype .xls, .xlsx or .csv. Please do not use a pdf.
Yours faithfully,
BBC Shared Data Unit
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your request for information regarding ‘Safeguarding of children’ (reference number 06564). Your request was received on the 07/09/20 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.
If you have any queries about this request, please contact Information Governance on 01254 585852. Alternatively, our email address is [Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council request email].
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Kind Regards,
Fatima Makken
Apprentice Information Governance Officer
Email: [email address]
01254 222527
Dear Sirs
Thank you for your request for information regarding Safeguarding of children (reference number 06564).
Unfortunately it is taking a little longer than anticipated to collate a response.
I am therefore writing to request a short extension period of one week.
Please accept my sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Fatima Makken
Apprentice Information Governance Officer
Email: [email address]
01254 222527
Dear Sirs
Thank you for your request for information regarding ‘Safeguarding of children’ (reference number 06564); Please see our response attached/below. If you have any queries regarding your request for information then please don’t hesitate to contact us.
1) For each financial quarter since April 2018, how many children have died in your area in cases where abuse and/or neglect were suspected or confirmed?
0
By quarter I am referring to the following:
2018-19 (Q1 = April to June, Q2 = July to September, Q3 = October to December, Q4 = January to March)
2019-20 (Q1 = April to June, Q2 = July to September, Q3 = October to December, Q4 = January to March)
2020-21 ((Q1 = April to June, Q2 = July to September (please include the date in September data is correct to)
2) Broken down by financial quarter, how many of the children in question 1 had been referred to the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub, or equivalent body for safeguarding children, prior to their death?
0
3) Broken down by financial quarter, how many of these children were in the care, or partial care of social services teams?
0
4) For your answer to question 1 above, for each financial quarter, please can you disclose how many were:
a. Babies (under 1 year old) 0
b. Toddlers/pre-school (between 1 and 4 years old) 0
c. Primary school age (4-11) 0
d. Secondary school age (11-18) 0
The next question is about referrals to your Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub or equivalent body for safeguarding children.
By “referral” I include those made officially by practitioners, teachers etc and any calls that may have been made via any publicly accessible helpline, website or online reporting form, whether anonymously or not.
5) For each quarter from April 2018 to September 2020, how many referrals were made about children to the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub or its equivalent?
Q1 2018/19 - 2659
Q2 2018/19 - 2811
Q3 2018/19 - 2759
Q4 2018/19 - 2478
Q1 2019/20 - 2618
Q2 2019/20 - 2662
Q3 2019/20 - 2596
Q4 2019/20 - 2898
Q1 2020/21 - 2408
Q2 2020/21 - 2344
These figures include all contacts received by the Children's Advice and Duty Service (previously the MASH). Please note - if a contact is made regarding a family, each child/young person is counted individually within the figures.
Please note contacts into CADS could result in a referral into Children's Social Care, referral to Early Help or Information or advice or guidance being provided
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request for information and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to: Information Governance Manager, Information Governance, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, G Floor, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 7DY or email [Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council request email]
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
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Kind Regards,
Fatima Makken
Apprentice Information Governance Officer
Email: [email address]
01254 222527
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