The number of children placed in unregulated accommodation - Find a freedom of information request

1. The number of children placed in unregulated accommodation by the council. Please provide the figures for the following calendar years:

2023 and 2022. - I.e in 2023, the council placed 10 individuals under 16 in unregulated accommodation settings.

Please note: By unregulated accommodation, I am referring to unregulated independent or semi-independent or supported placements not approved by Ofsted

Please note: By children - I mean any individuals under the age of 16 Please note: if for data protection reasons you are unable to provide the figures broken down by year, please collate the figures over the two-year period. - I.e. between January 1st 2022 and 31st December 2023, 15 individuals under 16s were placed in unregulated accommodation settings by the council

If you believe the contents of any such files are exempt from disclosure, please provide summaries of any such exempt files.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

There were no children placed in unregulated accommodation by the council in 2023 and 2022.