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Children's social care spending
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1. How much did your local authority spend on providing residential placements to children taken into the council's care? Please provide a breakdown for each year, including a projected spend for the rest of 23-24 if it is available.
a) 2018-19: Actual £1,769,000
b) 2022-23: Actual £3,658,000
c) 2023-24: Forecast £4,914,000
2. Of that figure, how much of the figure was spent on private-sector residential placements? Again, please provide a breakdown for each year and include a projected spend for the rest of 23-24 if it is available.
a) 2018-19: Actual £1,769,000
b) 2022-23: Actual £3,658,000
c) 2023-24: Forecast £4,914,000
3. How many children were taken into the council's care for each financial year?
a) 2018-19: 67
b) 2022-23: 79
c) 2023-24: 11
