- Request
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request information from the council about its Children's Social Services:
1. The number of children under the care of the council for each year between 2020 until 2025
2. The number of court orders to discharge a care order for each year between 2020 and 2025
- Decision
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1. • 2020 Children in Care (CIC) numbers - 622
• 2021 CIC numbers - 680
• 2022 CIC numbers - 737
• 2023 CIC number - 728
• 2024 CIC numbers - 754
2. 2020: Three or less applications for discharge of Care Order.
2021: Eight applications for discharge of Care Order.
2022: Three or less Local Authority applications.
2023: Three or less applications for Discharge of Care Order made.
2024: Seven Local Authority applications.
2025: 15 applications for Discharge of Care Order made.
- Reference number
- FOI 14468449
- Date request received
- 17/11/25
- Date of decision
- 02/01/26