Children Looked After 2025 - Find a freedom of information request

1. How many children are looked-after by the local authority?

2. How many of these children are looked-after as a result of or because they were at risk of abuse or neglect?

3. How many of these children are looked-after due to the parent's disability or illness?

4. How many children that are looked-after by the local authority have a neurodevelopmental diagnosis? Neurodevelopmental diagnoses in this case refer to diagnoses of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, ADD), autism (autism spectrum disorder, Asperger's) and chronic Tics or Tourette's (Tourette syndrome, Tic disorder). 



5. How many of these children are looked-after as a result of or because they were at risk of abuse or neglect?

6. How many of these children are looked-after due to the parent's disability or illness?

7. How many children that are looked-after by the local authority have a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, ADD)?

8. How many of these children are looked-after as a result of or because they were at risk of abuse or neglect?

9. How many of these children are looked-after due to the parent's disability or illness?

10. How many children that are looked-after by the local authority have a diagnosis of autism (autism spectrum disorder, Asperger's)?

11. How many of these children are looked-after as a result of or because they were at risk of abuse or neglect?

12. How many of these children are looked-after due to the parent's disability or illness?

13. How many children that are looked-after by the local authority have a diagnosis of chronic Tics or Tourette's (Tourette syndrome, Tic disorder)?

14. How many of these children are looked-after as a result of or because they were at risk of abuse or neglect?

15. How many of these children are looked-after due to the parent's disability or illness?

16. Has the designated health professional/clinical commissioning group ever reported to the corporate parenting board on the numbers and needs of looked-after children with a diagnosis of:

  

ADHD?  

Autism?  

Tic disorder/ Tourette syndrome?

 

17. Has the virtual school head ever reported to the corporate parenting board on the numbers and needs of looked-after children with an ADHD diagnosis?

  

ADHD?  

Autism? 

Tic disorder/ Tourette syndrome?

I can confirm that some of the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.  
 
 1. 801

2. 536

3. 426

4. 22

5. 8

6. 11

7. 14

8. 5

9. 5

10. 13

11. <5

12. 7

13. 0

14. 0

15. 0

16. The corporate parenting panel receives a yearly update through the CiC Annual report which within this health information is covered.  This years report 2023-2024 did not cover the issues highlighted however through the Corporate Parenting Panel yearly agenda other health information is discussed as part of wider discussions or specific issues.  Therefore although we can say it hasn’t featured in this years report, elements may have been covered previously.  As the reports are on an open forum site Browse meetings - Corporate Parenting Panel any information relating to this question can be found there.

17.  No. The virtual school head has never reported to the corporate parenting board on the numbers and needs of looked-after children with an ADHD diagnosis.