Private Children's Care Homes within Lincolnshire - Find a freedom of information request

Regarding Private Children's Care Homes within Lincolnshire

1. How many Private Children's Care Homes are there in Lincolnshire?

2. How many Private Children's Care Homes are being utilised by Lincolnshire County Council

3. How many children whose home county is Lincolnshire have been housed in Private Children's Care Homes between 1st January 2022 to end of 31st December 2024?

4. The LCC policy is not to use below standard care homes. Do you keep a record of how many children from outside Lincolnshire are currently residing in Lincolnshire Private Care Homes?

5. How much does (on average) LCC pay per child, per annum to the Private Children's Care Home sector?

6. How many Children Care Homes owned by the Lincolnshire authority are there?

7. How many Children are currently being housed by Lincolnshire County Council?

8. How much revenue is generated to Lincolnshire County Council by other Authorities paying to house their children in Lincolnshire?

9. How often do you inspect Private Care Homes in a normal year?

10. Due to the number of homes opening in the South Kesteven area, how many children are 'in need' of being housed in the SKDC area?

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. Based on the Ofsted registered children’s homes list as of 21/01/2025 there are 39

2. 13 in Lincolnshire, 27 outside of Lincolnshire

3. 55

4. No

5. Average cost per annum for 2024/25 - £161,341.58

6. 6

7. 33

8. There are no CYP from other LAs placed in our own residential homes so £0

9. Social workers undertake a statutory visit every 6 weeks

10. Children and Young People are placed on an individual, needs-led basis so this would be a difficult number to determine