Residential care placements that are currently costing the council £10,000 or more each week - Find a freedom of information request

1. What is the number of children whose residential care placements are currently costing your council £10,000 or more each week?

2. When did each of these placements start? E.g. February 2023.

3. What is the average length of time that these children have been in these care placements for?

4. What is the highest cost your council is paying per week for a child to be in a residential care placement? If you cannot be specific, please give this figure rounded to the nearest ten thousand pounds. If possible, please provide the name of the care provider in this case.

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.

1. 4

2. August 2023

    March 2024

    August 2024

   September 2024

3. 6.5 months

4. £23,362