Children in care (FOI)Children in care (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by States of Jersey and published on
16 August 2016.Request
Over the past 5 years:
A
How many children have been removed from their families and taken into care, temporarily and permanently?
B
How many children have been removed from the family home to live with other family members, temporarily and permanently?
C
How many children have been fostered?
D
How many children are helped by emergency foster care?
Response
A
There have been 144 children within this timeframe removed from their families and taken in to care. 119 permanently and 25 temporarily. A further breakdown is not available.
B
| 2011 | Information not held |
| 2012 | Information not held |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 to 9 August | 20 |
Figures above include both permanent and temporary placements. In all years the number of children placed in a temporary connected person placement (ie with family or friends) is less than five so the data has been combined to avoid the identification of individuals in accordance with Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.
C
There have been 144 children fostered within this timeframe overall. A further breakdown is not available.
D
| 2011 | 20 children received emergency foster care service with 15 of these being for a significant period or remaining in care or other permanence option |
| 2012 | 5 children received emergency foster care service with less than five of these being for a significant period or remaining in care or other permanence option |
| 2013 | 9 children received emergency foster care with all nine remaining in care for a significant period or remaining in care or other permanence option |
| 2014 | 11 children received emergency foster care service with eight of these being for a significant period or remaining in care or other permanence option |
| 2015 | 21 children received emergency foster care service with 15 of these being for a significant period or remaining in care or other permanence option |
2016 to 9 August | 11 children received emergency foster care service with less than five of these being for a significant period or remaining in care or other permanence option |
Where numbers are less than five, the data has not been provided in order to avoid the identification of individuals.
Exemptions and/or refusals applied to this request:
Article 25 Personal information
(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.
(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –
(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and
(b) Its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.
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