Externally commissioned placements for children - Find a freedom of information request

1. Do you have a joint commissioning framework for externally commissioned placements for children?

a. If yes, does this joint commissioning framework include partners from 'health' (eg, CCG or new ICBs)?

b. Please share the terms of reference (ToR) or joint agreement, if health are included

2. Do 'health' eg CCG/ICB, joint fund externally commissioned placements (eg, residential, therapeutic foster care, SEND, semi-independent provision)?

a. If yes, what are the terms (please share a ToR or agreement)?

b. If yes, how is that funding split for the following: (e.g. a shared percentage cost)

-residential

-therapeutic foster care

-SEND provision

-semi-independent provision

3. Do any other partners contribute (over and above children's social care and health/CCG)?

a. If yes, who and on what terms?

4. Is the criteria in the 'continuing care funding' model used as a methodology for split funding?

a. If yes, is this the only criteria 'health' use to determine funding?

5. What was your Council 2021/22 yearly spend on external placements?

a. What element of that was funded by health?

b. What element of that was funded by education?

c. What element of that was funded by 'other'?

6. Have you involved children or parents in your joint commissioning process?

7. Do you refer to any models of practice in your commissioning framework or joint funding framework?

a. If yes, please share this?

8. Do you have any other comments?

1. No

2. ICB will sometimes joint fund externally commissioned placements on a case-by-case basis and where the individual child meets the eligibility criteria.

3. Yes- Children's SEND Service, as relevant, towards education costs and Adults Social Care where the placement is for a young person over the age of 18 but still in an external residential school placement

a. Internal arrangement- no formal terms

4. Yes

a. Yes, if child is assessed as eligible a % contribution is agreed by the ICB, using this criteria.

5. £32,104,452

a. £607,130

b.£16,554,353

c. £629,537

6. N/A

7. N/A

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