Response OTH01/26

Response to request for information

Reference

OTH01/26

Response date

20 April 2026

Request

Please provide the following information for the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 (year to date).

1. Current Placement Demand and Sufficiency
   Please provide, where recorded:
   
   • The number of children and young people currently requiring placement in:
     
     • Children’s residential homes
     • Supported accommodation (including 16–17 year olds)
     • Residential family assessment placements
   • The number of children and young people currently awaiting placement or awaiting a suitable placement
   • The number of children currently placed outside the local authority area
   • The number of placements made on an emergency or same-day basis
2. Placement Type and Regulatory Status
   Please provide, where recorded:
   
   • The number of children placed in:
     
     • Registered children’s homes
     • Settings not registered with Ofsted as children’s homes where such registration would ordinarily be required
   • The number of children placed in supported accommodation (16–17 year olds)
   • Where recorded, the number of those placements with providers that are:
     
     • Registered under the supported accommodation framework
     • Not registered under the supported accommodation framework
3. Placement Activity
   Please provide the total number of placements commissioned in each year, broken down by:
   
   • Children’s residential homes
   • Supported accommodation
   • Residential family assessment placements
4. Placement Costs
   Please provide, where recorded, the average weekly cost for:
   
   • Children’s residential placements
   • Supported accommodation
   • Residential family assessment placements
   • Solo placements
   • Placements with 2:1 staffing support
   • Solo placements with at least 2:1 staffing support
   • Placements with enhanced or higher staffing ratios (for example 3:1 or above)

Response

Children Services for our area comes under Nottinghamshire County Council. I have included a link to their website where you can raise this Freedom of Information with them.

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