Children's Homes Capacity - Find a freedom of information request

I am currently researching children's home capacity within England and I would appreciate the relevant officers answering the questions below so I can get a national picture for my report.

A. How many children or young people do you have in :

1. Care?

Of those, how many are living within:

2. Mainstream fostering

a. In-house

b. Other

5. Kinship

6. Children's homes

a. In-house

b. Other

7. Supported accommodation

a. In-house

b. Other

B. Local authority (LA) operated children's homes

1. Does your LA operate its own children's home/s excluding short breaks? Yes/no

2. How many homes?

3. How many beds in total are there for all the homes?

C. Provider operated children's homes

1. Does your LA commission a provider to run homes for you? yes/no

2. How many homes?

3. How many beds in total are there for all the homes?

4. Name of the provider/s

D. LA operated Short Breaks home

1. Does your LA operate a Short Breaks children's home? yes/no

2. How many homes?

3. How many beds in total are there for all the homes?

E. Provider operated Short Breaks homes

1. How many homes?

2. How many beds in total are there for all the homes?

3. Name of the provider/s

F. Plans for new homes

1. Are you planning to open any new homes? Yes/no

2. If so, how many new homes?

3. How many new beds in total?

4. What is the predicted opening date for each home?

5. Have you received executive/cabinet approval to proceed?

6. Did you receive grant funding?

7. From whom please?

G. Residential Children's home placements as of the nearest date to 1st August 2024:

1. Home many children or young people (CYP) do you have living in residential children's homes?

2. How many of these CYP do you have in LA operated (in-house) residential children's homes?

3. How many CYP are in private, voluntary or health run children's homes?

4. How many CYP are in Secure Children's Homes?

5. How many children or young people in unregulated provision?

A.

1. 800

2. Mainstream Fostering

a. 383

b. 56

5. 144

6. Children's homes

a. 31

b. 45

7. Supported accommodation

a. Six

b. 87

B. LA operated children's homes

1. Six (plus one x secure)

3. 37 (plus 12 secure beds)

C. Provider operated children's homes

1. No.

2. Not applicable.

3. Not applicable.

4. Not applicable.

D. LA operated Short Breaks home

1. Yes.

2. Two.

3. 11.

E. Provider operated Short Breaks homes

1. One.

2. Four.

3. Lincolnshire County Council contracts register which publishes the contracts the Council holds with suppliers including children’s residential care https://procontract.due-north.com/ContractsRegister/Index?Page=1&PageSize=10&SortColumn=ContractStartDate&SortDirection=Descending&ResultFilterHistoryId=4e29774d-e455-42a9-9f3e-38203f6f33ef&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21&v=1

F. Plans for new homes

1. Yes

2. Two (one will be a secure childrens home)

3. 30 (28 secure beds)

4. 2025 and 2027.

5. Yes.

6. Yes.

7. Department for Education.

G. Residential Children's home placements as of the nearest date to 1st August 2024:

1. 73

2. 35

3. 38

4. 0.

5. One. - moving to a registered provider today.