FOI - Placements
Received: 8 October 2025
1.The total number of children's residential homes within your local authority, including a breakdown by each ward.2.The number of these residential homes that are owned by the local authority.3.The total number of children and young people currently under the care of the local authority (Looked After Children).4.The number of these children and young people residing in children's residential homes.5.The number of children and young people (in children's residential homes) placed within the county.6.The number of children and young people (in children's residential homes) placed outside the county.7.The range of placement costs, specifically the lowest and highest costs, for placements both (i) within and (ii) outside the county.8.The initiatives and strategies the council is implementing to enhance placement availability within the local authority.9.The total expenditure by the council on out-of-county placements over the past three years.10.The actions being undertaken by the council to bring home those children and young people who have been placed of out-of-county.11.The percentage that the expenditure on out-of-county placements (item 9) represents relative to the total spending on children's services.12.The average duration required to secure a suitable placement for a young person categorised as having (a) low needs, (b) moderate needs, and (c) complex needs.13.The specific groups or cohorts of young people for whom securing suitable placements presents particular challenges (e.g., EBD, LD, PD).14.The age groups for which sourcing appropriate placements is most difficult.15.The types of residential homes that, if established within the county, would benefit both the local authority and children and young people.16.Any engagement events or initiatives the council has conducted to involve providers of children's residential homes and address placement sufficiency.17.The date of the most recent such event and the planned date for the next one.18.The process for expressing interest in attending these provider engagement events.19.The number of planning applications related to establishing children's residential homes (e.g., LDC and C2 applications) submitted in the past three years.20.The number of these applications that have been approved.21.Number of applications that have been declined.22.The five primary factors contributing to their refusal.
Outcome / Documents
- Response (all information to be supplied) - application/pdf - Download