CH 193 Notification Forms within Lincolnshire County Council - Find a freedom of information request

The CH 193 Notification Form must be sent to the Child Benefit Office by an employee of the Local Authority as soon as it's clear that a child/young person will be Looked After for 8 weeks or more and parents must be informed that the Child Benefit Office has been notified.

1) At your Local Authority, who is expected to undertake this task? I.e. the child's allocated social worker?

2) Of the total children in March 2024 who became Looked After, how many CH 193 Notification Forms had been sent?

a) Please provide the figure for the total children in March 2024 who became Looked After and the figure for the CH 193 Notification Forms.

Also

b) please state the number of omissions identified that occurred by way of the form having not been sent vs where a child is placed at home with Pso it was not necessary to have completed and sent the form.

I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.  

1. The allocated Social Worker.

2. LCC do not collate this information.

a) There were 21 children who became Looked After during March 2024. Of these, 19 remained in care after beyond 8 weeks.

b) LCC do not collate this information.