FI15392

Request

Q1. As a month by month breakdown, how many children and young people have entered the care system in your area over the past five years? 

	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Q2. As a month by month breakdown, how many children/young people who are living with a disability have entered the care system in your area in the following years?  

The Equality Act 2010 defines a disability as constituting a 'physical or mental impairment' the impairment 'has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. 

	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Q3. How many foster carers do you currently have in your area?

<INSERT NUMBER> 

Q4. How many foster carers do you currently have in your area who are able to provide the types of foster care listed below. Please enter the total number of carers available, including those currently fostering children and those not. 

Type of foster care	Number of carers in your area
Short term
Long term
Respite
Emergency
Remand
Fostering siblings
Bridge to foster
Parent and child
Fostering a baby
Fostering those with a disability
Fostering teenagers
Fostering unaccompanied children e.g. asylum seekers
Staying put
Therapeutic
Other

Q.5. Has your council seen an increase in the demand for foster carers for children/young people who are living with a disability in the last 12 months?

Y/N

Response

that Dover District Council does not hold the information you are seeking. The social care authority within our District is Kent County Council, who should be able to assist you and can be contacted at the following address: freedomofinformation@kent.gov.uk.