Current Sufficiency and Demand Children's Home Placements

Provide the following information in relation to children's residential care placements within your Local Authority area.



Current Sufficiency and Demand

1. The current number of looked after children requiring residential children's home placements.



2. The number of children currently placed:

2a. within the Local Authority area; and

2b. outside of the Local Authority area.



3. The number of children currently placed in:

3a. Ofsted registered children's homes;

3b. solo placements;

3c. unregistered placements/emergency arrangements (if applicable).



Placement Costs

4. Please provide the average weekly placement cost currently paid by the Local Authority for:

4a. standard residential children's home placements;

4b. solo placements;

4c. complex/high-needs placements;

4d. emergency placements.



5. If possible, please provide placement fee ranges where averages are not available.



Sufficiency Needs and Commissioning



6. Does the Local Authority currently identify a shortage of residential children's home placements?

6a. If yes, what are the key areas of need? (for example: solo homes, EBD, complex needs, mother and baby, disabilities, step-down provision etc.)



7. Is the Local Authority currently seeking additional residential providers within the area?



8. Are there preferred locations or gaps in local provision identified within your sufficiency strategy?



Strategic Planning

9. Please provide a copy or link to the most recent Sufficiency Strategy and/or Market Position Statement relating to children's residential care.

1. 128

2a. 75

2b. 53

3a. 124

3b. 0

3c. 6

4. Please provide the average weekly placement cost currently paid by the Local Authority for:

4a. £5,808

4b. £15,330

4c. £10,496

4d. We do not designate any placement searches as emergencies - all searches are undertaken according to the requirements of the individual child or young person.

5. Not Applicable - Averages provided above.

6a. Please see answer to Question 9 below.

7. Please see answer to Question 9 below.

8. Please see answer to Question 9 below.

9. The Children in Care Sufficiency Strategy and Market Position Statement can both be found at: https://professionals.lincolnshire.gov.uk/children%E2%80%99s-commissioning