Looked After Children under the age of 16 that are currently living in unregulated accommodation - Find a freedom of information request

1. How many of the council's Looked After Children under the age of 16 are currently living in unregulated accommodation?

To clarify - unregulated accommodation refers to any property a Looked After Child is living at which isn't registered by Ofsted.

These can include but not limited to boats, caravans, tents, air bnb's, booking.com properties, hotels, residential homes awaiting Ofsted registration and properties owned by the council.

2. What was your total spend (staffing costs plus property costs) to home your looked after children under the age of 16 in this type of accommodation for the year 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024.

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. There is currently one child placed in an unregulated provision.

2. This information can not be provided in the 18 hours allowed under section 12 (1) of the FOI Act 2000.