Unregistered (illegal) children's care homes

1) Are there unregistered (illegal) children's care homes operating in your local authority that you are aware of?

2) Has your local authorities children's social care used (placed children in) any unregistered (illegal) children's care homes? Regardless of:

-How long for.

-Whether the homes are located within your local authority area, or in other areas.

-Whether at the local authorities choice or directed by others such as a court/judge.

3) Do you have policies in regards to unregistered (illegal) children's care homes? If so, can I view them?

4) Do you routinely tell police about unregistered (illegal) children's care homes that come to your attention?

5) When police request advice from your children's social care as to where to take children following incidents they are involved in, such as missing child episodes or police protection powers being used, have you told police to take children to unregistered children's (illegal) care homes? If so, were police told if the locations were unregistered (illegal) children's care homes or not?

1) Lincolnshire County Council does not record this information

2) Yes

3) Yes, see link https://lincolnshirechildcare.trixonline.co.uk/contents/contents (Section 3.2, Document 3.2.18)

4) No - the Council notifies Ofsted as the regulator of Children's Residential Care.

5) Lincolnshire County Council does not record this information