Dear Oxford City Council,

I would like to request the following information under the freedom of Information Act (2000) in relation to the Supported Accommodation services of your Local Authority:

1. How many children and young adults (including children looked after, care leavers and UASC) were placed in supported accommodation settings by the local authority on 31st March in the following years (31 March 2021, 31 March 2022, 31 March 2023, 31 March 2024)? Please could you also provide this information for those aged 16-17 and 18+ split by the amount of weekly support hours commissioned?

16 & 17 year olds

1-6 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
7-12 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
13-18 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
19-24 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
25-48 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
49-72 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
73-96 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
96-167 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
168 hours (24/7 placements) [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Other placements [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Total 16- & 17-year-olds [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]

18+ year olds

1-6 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
7-12 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
13-18 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
19-24 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
25-48 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
49-72 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
73-96 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
96-167 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
168 hours (24/7 placements) [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Other placements [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Total 18+ year olds [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Total placements [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]

2. How many children and young adults (including children looked after, care leavers and UASC) were placed in supported accommodation settings by the local authority during the year from 1st April to 31st March in the following years, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)? Please could you also provide this information for those aged 16-17 and 18+ split by the amount of weekly support hours commissioned?:

16 & 17 year olds
1-6 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
7-12 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
13-18 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
19-24 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
25-48 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
49-72 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
73-96 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
96-167 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
168 hours (24/7 placements) [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Other placements [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Total 16- & 17-year-olds [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]

18+ year olds
1-6 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
7-12 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
13-18 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
19-24 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
25-48 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
49-72 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
73-96 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
96-167 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
168 hours (24/7 placements) [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Other placements [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Total 18+ year olds [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Total placements [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]

3. In relation to any Frameworks you currently operate for Supported Accommodation, please provide the following information (including Provider name) about the number of YP placed, the average hourly rate paid for these placements, hours provisioned a week, per age bracket and commentary around any applicable discounts agreed with said Provider.

Provider and the below details listed on a per provider basis:
- No of placements 16-17 yrs old
- Hourly rate of 16-17 yr old
- Av hours a week for 16-17 yr old
- No of placements 18+ yrs old
- Hourly rate of 18+ yr old
- Av hours a week for 18+ yr old
- Discounts agreed

4. What is your total spend on supported accommodation placements by the local authority in the following financial years (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24)? Please could you also provide this information for those aged 16-17 and 18+.

16 & 17 year olds

1-6 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
7-12 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
13-18 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
19-24 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
25-48 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
49-72 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
73-96 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
96-167 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
168 hours (24/7 placements) [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Other placements [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Total 16- & 17-year-olds [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]

18+ year olds

1-6 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
7-12 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
13-18 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
19-24 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
25-48 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
49-72 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
73-96 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
96-167 hours [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
168 hours (24/7 placements) [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Other placements [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Total 18+ year olds [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]
Total placements [ x ] [ x ] [ x ] [ x ]

5. Ofsted now requires supported accommodation providers to be registered and regulated for 16-17 placements. Of all the current 16-17 year olds in supported accommodation placements by the local authority, how many are placed with providers that have successfully registered with Ofsted?

6. Of all the current 16-17 year olds in supported accommodation placements by the local authority, how many are placed with providers that have not yet successfully registered with Ofsted (split between those that you know to have applied for registration, those that you know not yet to have applied for registration, and those whose status is unknown)?

7. How many children and young adults (including children looked after, care leavers and UASC) currently placed, prior to their current Supported Accommodation setting came from either: other supported accommodation units; residential care; not in care; or other?

8. How many children and young adults (including children looked after, care leavers and UASC) that have left their Supported Accommodation unit during the year from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 have left to go to: other supported accommodation units; residential care; not in care; or other?

9. Of the children and young adults (including children looked after, care leavers and UASC) that have left a supported accommodation unit during the year from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024, please provide detail on the length of their placement – 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5-12 weeks, 13-24 weeks, 25-36 weeks, 37 weeks to 52 weeks, 53 weeks and over.

10. Of the children and young adults (including children looked after, care leavers and UASC) placed in supported accommodation, how many were placed within the local authority and how many were placed in other local authorities? Please provide this information split between 16-17 year olds and 18+.

11. Of the children and young adults placed in supported accommodation, how many would form part of the UASC cohort? Please provide this information split between 16-17 year olds and 18+ and for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Please also provide the expected growth trend in the UASC population that are expected to be placed in Supported Accommodation.

If the above information could be provided in excel format where possible that would be appreciated.

Please note that if certain questions result in greater administrative burden or cost of research, then we are happy for you to respond to those questions at a later date.
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Thank you for your help and I look forward to receiving your information within 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Chris David