Safeguarding Statistics for Five Year Period From 25 April 2024 - Find a freedom of information request

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Safeguarding Statistics for Five Year Period From 25 April 2024 or Nearest 5 Year Period

 

Section 1 - Total Numbers of Safeguarding Referrals

 

1. Subcategorised by A - C, how many Safeguarding Referrals has your Local Authority/Safeguarding Board received, regardless of outcome and regardless of whether an investigation was undertaken or not?

 

Section 2- Types of Informants/Reporter

 

1. How many safeguarding referrals, subcategorised by A - C originated from:

 

(i) Churches and Wider Religious Organisations (Not Schools)

 

(ii) Religious Schools

 

(iii) Non religious, Local Authority Schools

 

(iv) Non religious, Independent Schools

 

(v) Neighbours living within the vicinity of the perceived vulnerable child/adult

 

(vi) Referrals from other Local Authorities

 

(vii) Referrals from the Police

 

(viii) Referrals from the NSPCC

 

(ix) Referrals from Childline

 

(x) Referrals from other telephone helplines - Please define which helplines alongside totals

 

(xi) NHS Hospitals (Outpatients or Inpatients) including, but not limited to Nurses and Midwives

 

(xii) Private/Independent Hospitals

 

(xiii) General Practitioners and Dentists

 

(xiv) Local Authority employed Solicitors/Barristers

 

(xv) Independent Solicitors/Barristers (not employed/contracted by/to the Local Authority

 

(xvi) Social Workers themselves - that *are* considered to be Trainees/otherwise new to the role

 

(xvii) Social Workers themselves - that are *not* considered to be Trainees/otherwise new to the role

 

(xviii) Care Homes

 

(xix) Foster Carers

 

(xx) Adoptive Parents - where the adoption proceedings were started by the Local Authority

 

(xxi) Social and Council Housing Providers

 

Section 3 - Types of Purported Abuse

 

1. Subcategorised by A-C, How many reports were there for:

 

(i) Emotional Abuse

 

(ii) Financial Abuse

 

(iii) Physical Abuse

 

(iv) Ritualistic Abuse

 

(v) Sexual Abuse

 

(vi) Other Abuse not specified (please specify the type alongside the totals)

 

Section 4 - The Position of the Accused Perpetrator of Abuse

 

1. Subcategorised by A-C, how Many safeguarding referrals concerned abuse purported to have been inflicted by:

 

(i) Employees and Volunteers of Churches and Wider Religious Organisations (Not Schools)

 

(ii) Employees and Volunteers of Religious Schools

 

(iii) Employees and Volunteers of Non Religious, Local Authority Schools

 

(iv) Employees and Volunteers of Non Religious Independent Schools

 

(v) Neighbours living within the vicinity of the perceived vulnerable child/adult

 

(vi) A Police Officer/Group of Police Officers/Staff/Volunteers in the course of their shift

 

(vii) A Police Officer/Group of Police Officers/Staff/Volunteers in their private lives

 

(viii) Employees of Local Authorities (Not Solicitors or Barristers)

 

(ix) Employees or Volunteers with/of the Police

 

(x) An Employee or Volunteer of the NSPCC

 

(xi) An Employee or Volunteer of Childline

 

(xii) An Employee or Volunteer of another telephone line tasked with preventing abuse

 

(xiii) NHS Hospitals (Outpatients or Inpatients), Nurses and Midwives

 

(xiv) Private/Independent Hospitals

 

(xv) General Practitioners and Dentists

 

(xvi) Local Authority employed Solicitors/Barristers

 

(xvii) Independent Solicitors/Barristers (not employed/contracted by/to the Local Authority

 

(xviii) Social Workers themselves - that are considered to be Trainees/otherwise new to the role during the course of their shift

 

(xix) Social Workers themselves - that are considered to be Trainees/otherwise new to the role whilst not on duty.

 

(xx) Social Workers themselves - that are not considered to be Trainees/otherwise new to the role during the course of their shift

 

(xxi) Social Workers themselves - that are not considered to be Trainees/otherwise new to the role in their private lives (whilst not working)

 

(xxii) Care Homes

 

(xxiii) Foster Carers

 

(xxiv) Adopted Parents - where the adoption proceedings were started by the Local Authority

 

(xxv) Parents or Carers where domestic abuse was considered to be a factor in a Safeguarding Investigation (this may cross reference the other categories in this section)?

 

(xxvi) Social Housing and Council Housing Provider Employees/Volunteers.

 

Section 5 - Demographics of the Accused Perpetrator of Abuse/The Perceived Victim of Abuse

 

1. Subcategorised by A - C, Over the period reported (per Section 1), have any attempts been made by your Local Authority to monitor disproportionate amounts of Safeguarding Allegations made against:

 

(i) People by their ethnicity or race

 

(ii) People by their sexuality

 

(iii) People by their gender identity (regardless of whether that is self defined or not)

 

(iv) People with mental health disabilities

 

(v) People with physical/sensory disabilities

 

(vi) People with other cognitive health problems

 

(vii) People with learning/developmental difficulties

 

(viii) People by their political persuasion

 

(ix) People by their religion/faith/lack of religion/lack of faith

 

(x) Age

 

(xi) Whether the person/people were in care themselves

 

(xii) Whether the person/people are in care themselves

 

(xiii) Socio-Economic factors such as whether the person is employed or not employed or their income.

 

(xiv) Criminal Records - not relevant to abuse (abuse defined within Section 3 including what you have defined as abuse that I might not have listed).

 

(xv) Criminal Records - abuse related (abuse defined within Section 3 including what you have defined as abuse that I might not have listed).

 

(xvi) Other groups - please define

 

2. Please specify what action has been taken to monitor for disproportionate numbers of allegations against the above groups, whether any disproportionate patterns have been identified, whether these genuinely represent larger amounts of abuse and what action the Local Authority/Safeguarding Board has taken, either in the case of genuinely larger numbers of substantiated Safeguarding Allegations and where such patterns have been found themselves to be discriminatory with the allegations being unfounded?

 

3. Subcategorised by A - C, over the period reported (per Section 1) and subcategorised by the demographics immediately above and contained with Section 5, what are your totals please?

 

Section 6 - Safeguarding Investigations and Outcomes and Compatibility with Schedule 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998

 

1. What efforts are made by your Local Authority/Safeguarding Board to ensure that your investigations from start to finish, including conclusions, are fully compatible, or as compatible as possible, with the Human Rights Act, including, but not limited to:

 

(i) The prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment

 

Note: The above has a broad ambit in terms of the damage caused to alleged perpetrators of abuse.

 

(ii) The right to liberty and freedom and the right to a fair trial no punishment without law

 

Note: The above has a broad ambit in terms of the findings of Local Services/Social Services can play a significant role in the deprivation of liberty and freedom to those alleged to be perpetrators of abuse, particularly since Safeguarding cases are often found to be substantiated but do not have any attached criminal proceedings whilst cooperation of alleged perpetrators of abuse cannot be guaranteed because of the perceived/real fear of criminal law implication without guarantee of guilt.

 

(iii) Respect for private and family life and the right to marry

 

(iv) Freedom of thought, religion and belief

 

(v) Free speech and peaceful protest

 

(vi) No discrimination

 

(vii) Protection of Property (of the alleged perpetrator of victim of abuse)

 

(viii) Any other Articles that you consider relevant.

 

Section 7 - Safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (As Amended) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS)

 

1. Categorised by A - C above and your totals from Section 1, how many perceived victims of abuse had a Mental Capacity Act assessment conducted once a Safeguarding report had been made including after a Safeguarding report had been investigated and concluded?

 

2. Compared to your totals supplied in Section 1, how many perceived victims of abuse were found to lack capacity following on from a Safeguarding Report having been made?

 

3. Categorised by A - C above and your totals from Section 1, how many perceived victims of abuse had DOLS imposed once a Safeguarding report had been investigated and concluded?

 

4. In all cases, how many perceived victims of abuse had an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) / other Advocate appointed that was paid for by your Local Authority or the wider public sector?

 

5. In all cases, how many perceived victims of abuse had an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) / other Advocate appointed that was not paid for by your Local Authority / Local Authorities covered or the wider public sector?

 

6. In all cases, how many perceived victims of abuse had an IMCA / other Advocate appointed by the Local Authority/Local Authorities covered that agreed that the perceived victim of abuse lacked capacity?

 

7. In all cases, how many perceived victims of abuse had an IMCA / other Advocate appointed that did not agree that the perceived victim of abuse lacked capacity?

 

8. What safeguards does your Local Authority / Safeguarding board have against bias/interference by the Local Authority in the IMCA / other Advocate's role?

 

9. Do you prevent Social Workers/Employees from sitting in on meetings with IMCA's / other Advocates (with the exception of them reporting back on their findings)?

 

10. If you do not prevent Social Workers/Employees from sitting in on meetings with IMCA's, do you support the perceived perpetrator of abuse being equally as involved with the IMCA / other Advocate as the Local Authority?

 

11. Do you have (whether you communicate them or not) targets either for IMCA's/other Advocates to find a Lack of Capacity or for finding that a perceived victim of abuse does not lack capacity?

 

12. Do you have (whether you communicate them or not) targets either for the Local Authority to find of a Lack of Capacity or for finding that a perceived victim of abuse does not lack capacity?

 

13. Compared to the totals supplied in Section 1, how many perceived perpetrators of abuse were subjected to a Mental Capacity Act assessment following on from a Safeguarding report being made?

 

14. Compared to the totals supplied in Section 1, how many perceived perpetrators of abuse were subjected to DOLS being applied following from a Safeguarding report being made?

 

Section 8 - Financial Incentives

 

1. Subcategorised by A-C, do you receive any payments for removing children, vulnerable adults/adults with disabilities or older people from their accommodation and placing them elsewhere, regardless of whether a safeguarding report has been made or not and do you receive payments above the cost of actually placing them, either from the private or the wider public sector including national government?

 

2. Subcategorised by A - C, does your Local Authority or Safeguarding Board consider removing children, vulnerable adults/adults with disabilities or older people represents better value for money than arrangements for accommodation being made privately?

 

Note: I recognise that this question might initially be perceived as contentious but it is also recognised that Local Authorities/Social Services act in the best interests of vulnerable people on extremely tight budgets against a backdrop of having a duty to protect vulnerable people.

 

Section 9 - Social Worker/Social Work Managers Performance/Training

 

Note: By "Social Work Manager" this should be interpreted as including Social Work Supervisors employed by/contracted by your Local Authority / covered by the Local Authorities that you cover.

 

If the legislation does not apply to your Local Authority or Safeguarding Board (for example, for Respondents in Scotland and Northern Ireland and where devolved legislation applies, for example potentially in the case of Wales, please provide all legislation Social Workers and Social Work Managers are trained in, within the context of forced access (with or without assistance from the Police) and please reply in that context).

 

1. How many Social Workers and Managers are trained in Section 17(1)(e) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - "Protection of Life, Limb and from serious damage to property" forced access (with cooperation from the Police)?

 

2. How many Social Workers and Managers have been trained in other legal powers relating to forced access (with the cooperation of the Police) other than Section 17(1)(e) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, also which legal powers have they been trained in?

 

3. Is this training always delivered regardless of whether a Social Worker/Social Work Manager (including trainees) has had the training before and by your Local Authority/Local Authorities Covered?

 

4. Over the period covering this Freedom of Information Request, how many Social Workers, Trainees Social Workers and Social Work Managers been placed on restricted duties, subject to investigation for poor performance/bad practice by your Local Authority/Local Authorities Covered?

 

5. Over the period covering this Freedom of Information Request, how many Social Workers, Trainees Social Workers and Social Work Managers been dismissed by your Local Authority/The Local Authorities that you cover?

 

Section 10 - Safeguarding Outcomes

 

1. Subcategorised by A - C and the totals that you have provided of Safeguarding Referrals (including repeated Safeguarding Referrals) over the period of this Freedom of Information Act Request and also subcategorised by the type of informants in Section 2:

 

(i) How many Safeguarding allegations were found to be substantiated?

 

(ii) How many Safeguarding allegations were found to be unsubstantiated?

 

(iii) How many Safeguarding allegations were found to be malicious?

 

2. Of those Safeguarding allegations found to be substantiated, how many were referred to the Police?

 

3. Of those Safeguarding allegations, found to be substantiated and referred to the Police, how many led to a successful prosecution?

 

4. Did a lack of budget/financial constraints influence decision making on whether safeguarding allegations, found to be substantiated, were referred to the Police (for example, given the requirement for additional casework at a time when Social Work resources are stretched extremely thinly or if less work was required of the Social Work department as a result?)

 

5. How many safeguarding allegations, before the investigation outcome, led to the removal of those in category A - C (subcategorised) from their accommodation?

 

5a) How many of those cases in S10 Q5 (immediately above) included attendance by the Police at the time of removal?

 

6. How many safeguarding allegations, after the investigation outcome (and where the person in A - C remained in their accommodation that they were in prior to the Safeguarding allegation) led to the person being removed from that accommodation?

 

6b) How many of those cases in Question 6 included attendance by the Police?

 

7. In the totality of cases, over the period of the Freedom of the Information Act request, how many times did you take an active or an inactive role in *temporarily* ensuring a lack of contact between the alleged victim of abuse and the alleged perpetrator for example, not providing the address or other contact details for the alleged victim of abuse)?

 

8. In the totality of cases, over the period of the Freedom of the Information Act request, how many times did you take an active or an inactive role in *permanently* ensuring a lack of contact between the alleged victim or abuse and the alleged perpetrator for example, not providing the address or other contact details for the alleged victim of abuse)?

Decision

Section 1

 

The information in the first table is based on the total numbers of referrals to Children’s Social Care for Children (i.e. CIN Census), and information reported in the Safeguarding Adults Collection for Adults.

 

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

6628

6125

6860

7109

7989

 

LADO:

 

Total number of referrals received into the service (LADO)

2019/20

918

2020/21

677

2021/22

928

2022/23

991

2023/24

1312

 

Please note for Childrens, where the numbers in a category are under 4, the bracket of 0-4 has been provided to avoid the possible identification of individuals

 

LADO (People only) 

End of Year March 2019/20

End of Year March 2020/21

End of Year March 2021/22

End of Year March 2022/23

End of Year March 2023/24

Agency Fostering

20

12

19

40

40

Armed Forces

0

0

0

0

1

Charity

0

0-4

0-4

0-4

0

Childminder

21

0

0

0-4

0-4

Faith Groups

5

0-4

0-4

0-4

0-4

FE with Further Education Provider

9

0

0-4

0-4

0-4

Health

9

6

15

8

23

LA Residential Units

5

13

14

24

24

LA Foster Carers

30

0

0

0

7

Nursery School

23

0-4

8

8

38

Other

8

0-4

6

16

58

Police / Fire & Rescue / Ambulance

6

34

30

34

42

Private Residential Units

44

22

43

55

167

Probation

0

 

0-4

 

0

Secure Units

0-4

0-4

0-4

 

16

School Alternative

0

6

13

32

61

Education

150

21

98

150

385

School - Special Educational Needs

0

9

8

7

0

Self-employed Individual

0

     

 

Sports/Leisure Organisation

19

0-4

9

10

0-4

LCC Children’s Teams - including Fostering/Adoption/EHW

5

48

62

56

44

Transport

22

0-4

0-4

8

4

Voluntary Youth Agencies

7

0-4

0-4

0-4

11

Youth Offending Service

0

     

 

Other LA

 

18

29

16

72

Member of the Public

 

0-4

9

6

0

EDAN Lincs

 

5

5

0-4

0-4

Ofsted

 

5

10

7

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adults:

 

Data up to 31/03/23 is in the public domain and can be found at:

 

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults

 

Data from 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 is in the attached document.

 

Section 2

 

Lincolnshire County Council is unable to provide this information as the requested breakdowns do not match the categories it record against. However, it can provide the below information:

 

Childrens:

 

   

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

 

(based upon new Social Care Requests)

         

1A       

Individual - Family member / relative / carer

497

492

492

575

559

1B       

Individual - Acquaintance eg. neighbours / child minders

58

99

104

141

133

1C       

Individual - Self

14

36

47

49

47

1D       

Individual - Other eg. strangers / MPs

40

10

23

39

13

2A       

Schools

1324

806

1322

1490

1699

2B       

Education services

23

13

27

40

36

3A       

Health services - GP

55

54

55

56

48

3B       

Health services - Health Visitor

91

72

95

117

65

3C       

Health services - Child and Young Persons Nurse 

0-4

0-4

0

15

0-4

3D       

Health services - Other primary health services

541

554

577

580

622

3E       

Health services - A&E

150

115

99

125

174

3F       

Health services - Other eg. hospice

39

22

52

39

47

4

Housing or housing association

62

46

61

86

87

5A       

LA services - LCC Social Care

563

553

515

481

711

5B       

LA services - LCC other internal services, not including social care or early help

183

161

163

80

7

5C       

LA services – external, from another local authority’s services, for example social care or early help

203

185

182

210

0

5D       

LA services - LCC Early Help

0

0

0

83

0

6

Police

1961

2101

2161

2026

2466

7

Other legal agency - e.g. courts / probation / immigration / CAFCASS / prison

317

272

337

282

367

8

Other - eg. childrens centres / independent agency providers / voluntary organisations

340

289

324

327

396

9

Anonymous

166

237

223

268

206

10

Unknown

0

0-4

0-4

0

305

   

6628

6125

6860

7109

7989

 

Adults:

 

The LA collates data as required for NHS Digital Safeguarding Adult Returns.  It does not collate all the categories you have specified and therefore we are only able to provide what is contained within the link below:

 

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults

 

Data from 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 is in the attached document.

 

Section 3

 

Childrens assessment factors:

 

 

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

(i) Emotional Abuse

1337

1096

1303

1059

1588

17A Abuse or Neglect - Emotional Abuse

         
           

(ii) Financial Abuse

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

None

         
           

(iii) Physical Abuse

987

737

822

844

1049

18A Abuse or Neglect - Physical Abuse - Old Factor

         

18B Abuse or Neglect - Physical Abuse By Another Child

         

18C Abuse or Neglect - Physical Abuse By An Adult

         
           

(iv) Ritualistic Abuse

0-4

0-4

9

0-4

10

22A Female genital mutilation (FGM)

         

23A Abuse linked to faith or belief

         
           

(v) Sexual Abuse

787

699

639

538

699

19A Abuse or Neglect - Sexual Abuse - Old Factor

         

19B Abuse or Neglect - Sexual Abuse By Another Child

         

19C Abuse or Neglect - Sexual Abuse By An Adult

         

11A Child Sexual Exploitation

         
           

(vi) Other Abuse not specified (please specify the type alongside the totals)

None

(xxv) Parents or Carers where domestic abuse was considered to be a factor in a Safeguarding Investigation (this may cross reference the other categories in this section)?

3537

3146

3044

3041

3982

                 

 

 

LADO:

 

 

End of Year March 2019/20

End of Year March 2020/21

End of Year March 2021/22

End of Year March 2022/23

End of Year March 2023/24

Conduct

19

40

92

104

277

Emotional Harm

14

16

27

49

61

Neglect

37

21

25

27

21

Physical Harm

189

79

176

191

333

Sexual Harm

70

57

66

71

64

Not yet concluded

0

0-4

7

49

264

 

Adults:

 

Data is not collated for all categories requested as above, however data is available for all the categories we collate. Data from the 31/03/23 is in the public domain and can be found at:

 

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults

 

Data from 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 is in the attached document.

 

Section 4

 

Childrens:

 

This cannot be responded to as this would involve a file trawl.

 

Adults:

 

Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

 

Section 5

 

Childrens:

 

1 and 2. This cannot be responded to as this would involve a file trawl. You could contact the police directly for this information.

 

Adults:

 

1. Unclear if this a request in relation to safeguarding allegations raised against the above as persons alleged to have caused harm or adults who have experienced harm? If it is the latter – Data is in the public domain in relation to S42 enquires based on gender, ethnic origin, age group, primary support group and reported health conditions.  Data is collated in line with these categories and therefore we are not able to provide data for all that have been listed above.  Data can be found at:

 

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults

 

Data from 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 is in the attached document.

 

2. Data is collated as defined within the categories of the NHS Digital SAC.  Data is monitored through the LA and LSAB and is in-line with national trends.

 

3. Totals for S5, point 1 can be found for individuals involved in a S42 enquiry, for the categories collated for the NHS Digital SAC up to 31/03/23  in the following link:

 

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults

 

Data from 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 is in the attached document.

 

Section 6

 

Childrens:

 

The Local Authority’s policies, procedures and training schedules have been developed taking into account all relevant legislation and are reviewed and updated as appropriate.

 

Adults:

 

Safeguarding enquires and outcomes are completed in line with LCC Safeguarding Policy and guidance which ensures compatibility with Human Rights.

 

Section 7

 

Childrens:

 

1. For children’s services Lincolnshire County Council is not aware of any cases where this is relevant. Mental Capacity Act assessments (MCA) are undertaken on YP 16 + where capacity is in question and there is a belief the YP cannot consent to their care and treatment.

 

2. Not applicable.

 

3. Not applicable.

 

4. Information not available as linked to the answers above.

 

5. Not applicable.

 

6. Not applicable.

 

7. Not applicable.

 

8. There is no bias and IMCA is appointed to support an individual.

 

9. MCAs are a legal safeguard for people who lack the capacity to make specific important decisions: including making decisions about where they live and about serious medical treatment options. IMCAs are mainly instructed to represent people where there is no one independent of services, such as a family member or friend, who is able to represent the person.

 

10. Not applicable.

 

11. This would be unlawful, MCA are to identify if a person has capacity to make a specific decision ,there are no targets to make a finding other than if the person has capacity to make specific decision.

 

12. See answer 11.

 

13. No information available.

 

14. No information available.

 

Adults:

 

1. LCC collates data as required for NHS Digital Safeguarding Adult Returns.  It does not collate all the categories you have specified and therefore it is only able to provide what is contained within the link below, which will provide data on mental capacity assessment outcomes for concluded s42 safeguarding enquires up to 31/03/23.  This is broken down into the categories of ‘Yes, they lacked capacity’, ‘no, they did not lack capacity’, ‘Don’t know’ & ‘Not recorded’.

Data from 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 is in the attached document.

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults

2. LCC collates data as required for NHS Digital Safeguarding Adult Returns.  It does not collate all the categories you have specified and therefore it is only able to provide what is contained within the link below, which will provide data on mental capacity assessment outcomes for concluded s42 safeguarding enquires up to 31/03/23.  This is broken down into the categories of ‘Yes, they lacked capacity’, ‘no, they did not lack capacity’, ‘Don’t know’ & ‘Not recorded’.

Data from 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 is in the attached document.

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults

3. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

4. LCC collates data as required for NHS Digital Safeguarding Adult Returns.  It does not collate the data broken down by paid or not paid advocacy.  Data up to the 31/03/23 is in the public domain and can be found at:

 

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults

 

Data from 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 is in the attached document.

5. LCC collates data as required for NHS Digital Safeguarding Adult Returns.  It does not collate the data broken down by paid or not paid advocacy.  Data up to 31/03/23 is in the public domain and can be found at:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults


Data from 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 is in the attached document.

6. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

7. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

8. IMCA are externally commissioned and work independently on the local authority.  Safeguarding procedures and guidance in place.  Best interest meetings are also held to ensure decisions are made independently and based on all information.

9. This would be a decision taken on a case by case basis and in discussion with the IMCA or Advocate.

10. This would be a decision taken on a case by case basis and in discussion with the IMCA or Advocate.

11. No.

12. No.

13. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

14. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

Section 8

 

Childrens:

 

1. Lincolnshire County Council Children Services receives no financial incentives or payments to place children or young people (YP) in placements and would not accept such one be offered.

 

2. Decisions about the most suitable placement for a child or YP including relating to placement moves, are made based on the child or YP’s needs.

 

Adults:

 

1. No.

 

2. No.

 

Section 9

 

1. For Childrens social workers Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) does not provide this training.

 

For adults there is no data held.

 

2. For Childrens social workers LCC does not provide this training.

 

For Adults there is no data held.

 

3. Not applicable in light of 1 and 2 above.

 

For adults safeguarding training is provided to staff regardless of any previous training.

 

4. Nil (Adults and Children’s).

 

5. Nil (Adults and Children’s).

 

Section 10

 

Childrens:

 

1.

 

i. This information cannot be sub-categorised by type as set out in Section 2 because we do not record by type as set out in Section 2.

 

ii. This information cannot be sub-categorised by type as set out in Section 2 because we do not record by type as set out in Section 2.

 

iii. This is not recorded in a way it can extracted.

 

2. The police have been in attendance at every strategy discussion

 

3. You would need to contact the police for this information. LCC do not hold this information.

 

4. No.

 

5. This cannot be responded to as this would involve a file trawl.

 

a. This is not recorded in a way that can be extracted.

 

6. This cannot be responded to as this would involve a file trawl.

 

b. This is not recorded in a way that can be extracted.

 

7. This cannot be responded to as this would involve a file trawl.

 

8. This cannot be responded to as this would involve a file trawl.

 

Adults:

 

1. LCC is not required to collate this information.

2. LCC is not required to collate this information.

3. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data.

4. No.

5. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

a) LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

6. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

6b) LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

7. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

8. LCC is not required to collate this information and therefore do not hold this data in the format it is requested.

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.

Reference number
9499089
Date request received
7 May 2024
Date of decision
6 June 2024