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Question

Can you please supply the following information regarding referrals etc. to children’s social care for the following cohort, children born in the year from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020. Before their fifth birthday: 1. How many children had ever been referred 2. How many referrals were made on these children 3. How many children had been subject of a strategy meeting/discussion 4. How many children had been provided with a care and support plan. 5. For those children on a care and support plan, the category of need at the start of the first plan 6. How many children had ever been subject of a section 47 enquiry 7. How many children had ever been placed on a child protection register. 8. For those children placed on the child protection register the category of abuse allocated at the start of the first registration 9. How many children had ever been looked after 10. How many looked after children had left care to be adopted 11. What was the legal status of looked after children born 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 at 31st March 2025 All Questions except for number 2 are counts of individual children whilst question 2 asks for the number of referrals made on children in this cohort. Where relevant children involved in services prior to their birth should be included.

Answer

Can you please supply the following information regarding referrals etc. to children’s social care for the following cohort, children born in the year from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020. Before their fifth birthday: 1. How many children had ever been referred = 340 2. How many referrals were made on these children = 1192 3. How many children had been subject of a strategy meeting/discussion = 88 4. How many children had been provided with a care and support plan. = 556 5. For those children on a care and support plan, the category of need at the start of the first plan = Unable to provide this Question due to system Limitations 6. How many children had ever been subject of a section 47 enquiry = Unable to provide this Question due to system Limitations 7. How many children had ever been placed on a child protection register. = 64 8. For those children placed on the child protection register the category of abuse allocated at the start of the first registration = Category of Abuse Count of Primary Reason Neglect 26 Emotional or Psychological Abuse 15 Emotional Abuse 8 Neglect & Emotional or Psychological Abuse exempt Physical Abuse exempt Sexual Abuse exempt Physical & Emotional or Psychological Abuse exempt Neglect and Physical Abuse exempt Grand Total 64 on this occasion we cannot supply the information you have requested. In accordance with Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 this letter acts as a Refusal Notice. In considering your request the Council believes that the absolute exemption pursuant to Section 40 of the Act is applicable. This exemption relates to third party requests for personal information and is decided in accordance with the data protection principles. 9. How many children had ever been looked after = 73 10. How many looked after children had left care to be adopted = 7 11. What was the legal status of looked after children born 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 at 31st March 2025 = Row Labels Count of Legal Status (item 8) C1: Care Orders: Interim care order 35 E1: Placement order granted 17 C2: Care Orders: Full care order 14 V2: Single Period of Accommodation under Section 76 8 Grand Total 74