Supported Accommodation Information Request

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Nicole Hemmingway

Dear Sheffield City Council,

1. Could you please provide the current number of young people placed in supported accommodation by your authority?

2. Of these young people, how many are placed in supported accommodation directly managed by your authority or through block contract, compared to those placed in supported accommodations provided through spot purchase arrangements?

3. Are referrals to supported accommodation managed through a specific framework? If yes, could you please specify the name of this framework and detail when it is open to tender?

4. What is the average weekly fee for placing a young person in supported accommodation during the current financial year?

5. Could you provide the contact details, including telephone number, email address, and postal address, of the department or individuals responsible for the placement of young people in supported accommodation?

6. Who are the team managers or key decision-makers involved in the process for admitting a young person into supported accommodation, and may we have their contact details, including telephone number, email address, and postal address?

7. Is there a current or anticipated need for additional supported accommodation providers/provision within your authority?

8. Are there specific demographics of young people for whom placement proves to be particularly challenging? If so, could you elaborate on these demographics?

9. Is there a dedicated team overseeing contracts and/or quality related to supported accommodation? If yes, could you provide the team's contact information?

10. Who should be contacted for discussions about establishing a new supported accommodation within your authority?

11. Could you please provide the current number of children who are classified as looked after by your authority?

12. Based on your data or assessments, do you expect the number of children becoming looked after to increase in the over the next 12-18 months?

Yours faithfully,

Nicole Hemmingway

FOI, Sheffield City Council

Dear Nicole Hemmingway,

Thank you for your request for information relating to supported
accommodation which we received on 15/03/2024.

This has been logged as a Freedom of Information Request and will be dealt
with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The reference number for
your request can be found above.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 states that we must respond to you
within 20 working days, by 16/04/2024. Please do not hesitate to contact
us at the email address below if you have any queries.

Yours sincerely,

Sheffield City Council

PO Box 1283

Sheffield, S1 1UJ

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FOI, Sheffield City Council

Dear Nicole Hemmingway,

Thank you for your request for information relating to supported
accommodation which we received on 15/03/2024.

Please find Sheffield City Council’s response to your request set out
below:

1.          Could you please provide the current number of young people
placed in supported accommodation by your authority?

• To date we currently have 117 young people placed in 16+ supported
accommodation on our framework. 41 of these young people are in
supported tenancies and the remaining are placed in 24-7 group living
provisions.

2.          Of these young people, how many are placed in supported
accommodation directly managed by your authority or through block
contract, compared to those placed in supported accommodations provided
through spot purchase arrangements?

• To date we have 19 young people being placed in Block Booking
provisions.

3.          Are referrals to supported accommodation managed through a
specific framework? If yes, could you please specify the name of this
framework and detail when it is open to tender?

• Yes, Sheffield City Council have their own Dynamic Purchasing
Agreement 16-25 Supported Accommodation Framework which ends on 30^th
September 2024. We are going back out for a new tender early April
2024 via YORtender.

4.          What is the average weekly fee for placing a young person in
supported accommodation during the current financial year?

• Average weekly fee for placing a young person in supported
accommodation depends on the type of placement. 24-7 Group living
average cost per placement £1,544 p/w   Average costs supp tenancy
(floating support) £648 p/w.

5.          Could you provide the contact details, including telephone
number, email address, and postal address, of the department or
individuals responsible for the placement of young people in supported
accommodation?

·       Children Looked After Service - 01142930223

[1][email address]

Sorby House, Floor 2, 42 Spital Hill, Sheffield, S4 7LG

·       Leaving Care Service - 01142039060, [2][email address

Sharrow Community Forum, Old Junior School, Vincent Road, Sheffield, S7
1DB

6.          Who are the team managers or key decision-makers involved in
the process for admitting a young person into supported accommodation, and
may we have their contact details, including telephone number, email
address, and postal address?

·       See above.

7.          Is there a current or anticipated need for additional
supported accommodation providers/provision within your authority?

·       Yes

8.          Are there specific demographics of young people for whom
placement proves to be particularly challenging? If so, could you
elaborate on these demographics?

·       Yes. Children with complex needs who need greater support to
develop independence e.g. learning difficulties, those who need floating
support in their own accommodation, YJS involvement and criminality,
substance misuse, exploitation.

9.          Is there a dedicated team overseeing contracts and/or quality
related to supported accommodation? If yes, could you provide the team's
contact information?

·       [3][email address]

10.       Who should be contacted for discussions about establishing a new
supported accommodation within your authority?

·       [4]see above.

11.       Could you please provide the current number of children who are
classified as looked after by your authority?

·       678

12.       Based on your data or assessments, do you expect the number of
children becoming looked after to increase in the over the next 12-18
months?

·       Yes, due to NTS referrals for UASC.

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contact us.

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Sheffield City Council

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Sheffield, S1 1UJ

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Dear Nicole Hemmingway,

Thank you for your request for information relating to supported
accommodation which we received on 15/03/2024.

This has been logged as a Freedom of Information Request and will be dealt
with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The reference number for
your request can be found above.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 states that we must respond to you
within 20 working days, by 16/04/2024. Please do not hesitate to contact
us at the email address below if you have any queries.

Yours sincerely,

Sheffield City Council

PO Box 1283

Sheffield, S1 1UJ

Email: [8][Sheffield City Council request email]

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