Other local authority children - Find a freedom of information request

As of or closest to April 1st, 2025, can you please inform us:

1. How many 'other local authority children' are living in your area?

2. How many different local authorities have placed children in your area?

3. Who are the top 10 placing authorities 1- 10 with 1 being the largest number of children placed?

Legislation

The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review statutory guidance and the associated regulations updated in 2013, outline duties on LAs to notify other LAs if they place a child in care within their area. It also requires children's homes to notify their host LA when a child is placed with them by another authority. Where a child who is not in care is placed in a health or education placement for three months or more, or with that intention, the placing authority or organisation also has a duty to notify the host LA prior to placement or as soon as practicable thereafter. The host LA, supported by relevant agencies in both the host and home authority must ensure that education and health partners are provided with information about placements of children in care into/out of their 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. There are 558 ‘other local authority children living in the area

2. 82 different local authorities have place children in the area

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