Spend on Profit Making Providers of SEND education (4-19) and fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements
Dear Brent Borough Council,
I'm looking to ascertain how much money is spent on profit making organisations in the areas of 4-19 SEND education and (separately) fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements.
I recognise that this request may be rejected if the information requested is too specific, therefore I have made the request on a number of levels. Please complete as many as you are able to within the constraints of the Act.
1. Please confirm whether you pay Cambian Group and/or Witherslack Group for services in SEND education (4-19) and/or fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements. This can be a simple Yes/No answer for each organisation. Please also detail the number of children and young people, ideally divided by each organisation and by SEND education (4-19) and/or fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements. If this is too sensitive/onerous, please simply break the number down by number of children and young people receiving SEND education (4-19) and/or fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements
2. Please detail the amount of money spent in the last two financial years with for profit providers of SEND education (4-19) and fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements. Please provide this in a spreadsheet split out between SEND and education and fostering, children's home or secure accommodation. If this is too onerous, I will accept one year's spend
3. If any of the above is too onerous, I will settle for confirmation of whether the authority uses Cambian Group and/or Witherslack Group and an overall figure for spend on all for profit providers of all of the services outlined above.
Thank you for your time and attention in this matter.
Yours faithfully,
John Dye
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Dear John Dye
RE: Spend on Profit Making Providers of SEND education (4-19) and
fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements
Thank you for contacting the council on 30/05/2024.
Your case will be assigned to an officer and you should receive their
details soon.
Please use this reference number IRC-46939-V4K5V4 when contacting us about
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Yours sincerely
London Borough of Brent
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Dear John Dye
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your information request received on 30/05/2024.
This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
You requested the following information:
I'm looking to ascertain how much money is spent on profit making
organisations in the areas of 4-19 SEND education and (separately)
fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements.
I recognise that this request may be rejected if the information requested
is too specific, therefore I have made the request on a number of levels.
Please complete as many as you are able to within the constraints of the
Act.
1. Please confirm whether you pay Cambian Group and/or Witherslack Group
for services in SEND education (4-19) and/or fostering, children's home or
secure accommodation placements. This can be a simple Yes/No answer for
each organisation. Please also detail the number of children and young
people, ideally divided by each organisation and by SEND education (4-19)
and/or fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements. If
this is too sensitive/onerous, please simply break the number down by
number of children and young people receiving SEND education (4-19) and/or
fostering, children's home or secure accommodation placements Response:
Yes <5
2. Please detail the amount of money spent in the last two financial years
with for profit providers of SEND education (4-19) and fostering,
children's home or secure accommodation placements. Please provide this in
a spreadsheet split out between SEND and education and fostering,
children's home or secure accommodation. If this is too onerous, I will
accept one year's spend Response: Please see publicly available
information in the outturn returns [3]Section 251 statements | Brent
Council)
3. If any of the above is too onerous, I will settle for confirmation of
whether the authority uses Cambian Group and/or Witherslack Group and an
overall figure for spend on all for profit providers of all of the
services outlined above. Response: Please see publicly available
information in the outturn returns [4]Section 251 statements | Brent
Council)
If you are dissatisfied with the way, in which your request has been
handled or the outcome, you may request an internal review within two
calendar months of the date of this response by writing to the following
address:
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I will now close your request as of the date of this letter.
Yours sincerely
Suzanne Mccarthy
Performance Manager
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