Foster Carers Registered with the Council - Find a freedom of information request

1. Please confirm the number of foster carers registered with the Council at the end of each of the
last 6 financial years of the Council.

2. Please confirm the number of foster carer nights (i.e. a night in which a foster carer is caring for
one or more children) funded by the Council for each of the last six financial years, and confirm
how many were:
a. Direct placements.
b. Placed through Independent Fostering Agencies.

3. Please confirm the total paid by the Council to foster carers for direct placements for each of
the last six financial years as:
a. Allowances.
b. Fees.

4. Please confirm the total paid by the Council to foster carers through Independent Fostering
Agencies in respect of foster care placements for each of the last six financial years as:
a. Allowances.
b. Fees.

1.

Financial Year	Number of Foster Carers
2014/2015	344
2015/2016	345
2016/2017	337
2017/2018	313
2018/2019	290
2019/2020	280

2.

Financial Year	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018	2018/2019	2019/2020
Total	136157	143261	147774	148303	130015	134627
Direct Placements.	130865	134579	136394	139070	123018	128105
Independent Fostering Agencies.	5292	8682	11380	9233	6997	6522

3. Please be advised that Lincolnshire County Council does not pay fees, so only the total
expenditure figure has been provided.

Financial Year	Total Expenditure
2014/2015	£5,994,979
2015/2016	£5,478,680
2016/2017	£5,536,909
2017/2018	£5,576,719
2018/2019	£5,328,771
2019/2020	£5,328,771

4. As above, please see a total expenditure figure as independent providers do not advise of the
cost detail related to allowance and fees.

Financial Year	Total Expenditure
2014/2015	£959,200
2015/2016	£783,723
2016/2017	£637,836
2017/2018	£438,823
2018/2019	£456,617
2019/2020	£607,677

FOI1822

02 September 2019

30 September 2019