FOI request (FOIR-418451002)

Cost of children's residential placements

Requested Thu 28 April 2022
Responded  Wed 04 May 2022

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act relating to the cost of children's residential placements in the UK.

Please can you tell me:

1. What is the most expensive residential care placement you have had to commission for a single child in the past five years, when was it, how long was it for and what specialised services were being provided for that cost? (For example, £10,000 a week for six months for a 13-year-old girl with autism subject to a deprivation of liberty order who was deemed a danger to herself and others). Please indicate if it was a private placement or local authority run provision.

2. How often in the past five years have you had to pay at least £10,000 a week per child? Please break down the answer by year and indicate whether the placements were private or local authority.

Response

Information not held

Children's Services are dealt with by East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk