FOI Request - Local Authority Children's Services

Request 101003802531

1.  The rate of Children in Need per 1000, in your area on 31st March for the preceding five years: 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20 (excluding children on a Child Protection Plan and Looked After Children). For clarity, that is, a child or children, as defined within the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, who are in need of care and protection as they are deemed unlikely to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development or if they are disabled/affected by the disability of a family member.

Leadership
2.  Please provide the name of the Council elected Cabinet Member/Chair for Social Services/ Portfolio holder for Children and Young People Services and when they began this position.
3.  Within the Council, please provide the name of who has responsibility for the directorate of children services/social services and when they began this position.
4.  The name of the Chief Social Work Officer and when they began this position.
5.  The name of the Chair of the Public/Child Protection Committee/Partnership and when they began this position.

Workforce: Amongst Children’s Social Workers, over the period 1st October 2023 – 30th September 2024 please provide:
6.  Total FTE Newly Qualified Social Workers in role for less than 2 years.
7.  FTE number of vacancies
8.  % Turnover rate
9.  % Agency worker rate
10.  % Vacancy rate
11.  % Absence rate

Caseloads
12.  Number of cases held by children’s social workers on the date of this request.
13.  Number of cases held by children’s social workers on 31st March for the preceding five years: 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20.
14.  The average number of cases held by individual social workers on the date of this request.
15.  The average number of cases held by individual social workers on 31st March for the preceding five years: 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20.

Reviews
16.  The number of Learning Reviews undertaken in the preceding three years: 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/2022.
17.  The Number of Child Initial Case Reviews undertaken the years: 2020/21, 2019/20.
18.  The Number of Child Significant Case Reviews undertaken in the years: 2020/21, 2019/20.