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Good Afternoon Sophie,

Re: Freedom of Information Request M492ZGAQ5.

I refer to your request to the council received on 27/02/2023 for the
following:

1. How many former relevant children did the Council have duties towards
in 2018, 2020 and 2022 respectively under:

(a) Section 23C Children Act 1989;

(b) Section 23CZB Children Act 1989; and

(c) Section 23CA Children Act 1989.

2. How many personal advisors working with former relevant children were
employed by the Council on a full-time basis in 2018, 2020 and 2022
respectively?

(a) of those personal advisers, how many former relevant children on
average did each one have responsibility for in each of the stated years?

3. How many personal advisors working with former relevant children were
employed by the Council on a part-time basis in 2018, 2020 and 2022
respectively?

(a) of those personal advisers, how many former relevant children on
average did each one have responsibility for in each of the stated years?

4. How many copies of the local offer to care leavers were given out to
former relevant children in 2018, 2020 and 2022 respectively?

(a) In what format were they given e.g. paper copy, emailed pdf, web link?

5. When was the last review or evaluation of the local offer?  

We will respond to your request in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, within 20 working days, from the day after your
request was received. We will therefore aim to respond to your request by
27/03/2023.

For reference, Leeds City Council publish a wealth of information which
you can access at: Welcome to LEEDS.GOV.UK - Leeds City Council  and Data
Mill North – Open Data for the North of England.

If your request for information is considered and deemed as a 'business as
usual' request, it will be responded to by the appropriate Service within
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If you have questions about this request, please contact us at
[Leeds City Council request email].

Yours Sincerely,

Callum Mounteney

Information Management and Governance,
Integrated Digital Services

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Dear Sophie Ellis,

Re: Freedom of Information Request M492ZGAQ5. 

I refer to your correspondence to the council and your request for the
following:

1. How many former relevant children did the Council have duties towards
in 2018, 2020 and 2022 respectively under:

(a) Section 23C Children Act 1989: 2018 -418, 2020-,468 2022-555

(b) Section 23CZB Children Act 1989: 2018- 124, 2020-,124 2022-136

(c) Section 23CA Children Act 1989: 2018- 299, 2020-322, 2022-364

2. How many personal advisors working with former relevant children were
employed by the Council on a full-time basis in 2018, 2020 and 2022
respectively?

2018/19: 21

2020/21: 23

2022: 24

(a) of those personal advisers, how many former relevant children on
average did each one have responsibility for in each of the stated years?
Leeds City Council does not hold this information, however, the average
case load for a full-time personal assistant in 2022 was 24.

3. How many personal advisors working with former relevant children were
employed by the Council on a part-time basis in 2018, 2020 and 2022
respectively?

2018/19: 5.65 FTE

2020/21: 6.24 FTE

2022: 9

(a) of those personal advisers, how many former relevant children on
average did each one have responsibility for in each of the stated years?
Leeds City Council does not hold this information, however, the average
case load for 50/50 part time employed personal assistants was 22.

4. How many copies of the local offer to care leavers were given out to
former relevant children in 2018, 2020 and 2022 respectively? Leeds City
Council does not hold this information. Leeds City Council does not hold
this information.

(a) In what format were they given e.g. paper copy, emailed pdf, web link?
Leeds City Council does not hold this information; however, the local
offer has been provided by weblink since 2018.

5. When was the last review or evaluation of the local offer? November
2021

(Please supply a copy of such review/evaluation.)

The information is exempt under section 21 of the FOI Act because it is
reasonably accessible to you, for your ease I have provided the following
link;

[1]https://www.leeds.gov.uk/children-and-fa...

In respect of questions 1-4, we are content to be provided with the
information either for the 2018, 2020 and 2022 calendar years or the
2017/18, 2019/2020 and 2021/22 financial years depending how such
information is collected by you.  Please specify which years you are using
in your response.

I trust that this response is satisfactory. If however you are
dissatisfied with this response you have a right to appeal to an
independent officer within the council. They will re-examine your request
and assess whether we have adhered to the requirements of the act. Should
you wish to follow this course of action please address your concerns in
writing to the above address.

You also have a right under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act
to ask the Information Commissioner to decide whether we have met with our
obligations under the act.  The Commissioner has however made it clear
that they expect all applicants to exhaust internal appeals procedures
prior to making such an application. Should you wish to contact the
Commissioner’s office then you can contact the Commissioner via their
website at [2]www.ico.org.uk

I trust that this is self-explanatory.  If you have any queries please
contact me on 0113 3784251, or by return email.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Team

Information Governance

Integrated Digital Service

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