FOI Request - Children’s Services

Request 101003279521 

I write with a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  Please could you provide me with the following details:

Data
1. The rate of Children in Need per 1000 in your area on 31 March for the preceding five years.  2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19 & 2017/18 – excluding children on a Child Protection Plan and Looked After Children
Leadership
2. The name of the Statutory Director of Social Services
3. How long the Statutory Director of Social Services has been in this post at your authority.
4. The name of the Convenor for Children’s Services
5. The name of the Chair of your Local Safeguarding Children Board / Committee
Finance
6. The budget for children and young people’s services (excluding education) in this financial year and the preceding five years.  2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19 & 2017/18
Workforce
For social work services for children and young people:

7. Total FTE Children’s Social Workers (not including Senior Social Workers or Team Leaders)
8. Total FTE Senior Social Workers and Team Leaders
9. Total FTE Newly Qualified Social Workers in role for less than 2 years
10. % Turnover rate
11. % Agency worker rate
12. % Vacancy rate
13. % Absence rate
Caseloads
14. Number of cases held by children’s social workers on the date of this request
15. Number of cases held by children’s social workers on 31 March for the preceding five years.  2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19 & 2017/18
16. The average number of cases held by individual social workers on the date of this request.
17. The average number of cases held by individual social workers on 31 March for the preceding five years.  2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19 & 2017/18
Reviews
18. The Number of Initial Case Reviews undertaken the preceding five years.  2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19 & 2017/18
19. The Number of Significant Case Reviews/Learning Reviews undertaken the preceding five years.  2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19 & 2017/18

Response 17-04-2023

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