1. How many looked after children do you support?
a) 2018 – 2019: 113 (as at 31st Mar 2019)
b) 2019 – 2020: 100 (as at 31st Mar 2020)
c) 2020 – 2021: 102 (as at 31st Mar 2021)

2. How many of these looked after children are currently living in a placement outside your local authority area?
a) 2018 – 2019: 67 (as at 31st Mar 2019)
b) 2019 – 2020: 58 (as at 31st Mar 2020)
c) 2020 – 2021: 53 (as at 31st Mar 2021)

3. How many of your looked after children are currently living in a placement more than 20 miles outside your local authority area?
a) 2018 – 2019: 25 (number of children more than 20 miles from home as at 31st Mar 2019)
b) 2019 – 2020: 20 (number of children more than 20 miles from home as at 31st Mar 2020)
c) 2020 – 2021: 17 (number of children more than 20 miles from home as at 31st Mar 2021)

4. How many of your looked after children are currently living in a placement more than 100 miles outside your local authority area?
a) 2018 – 2019: 8 (number of children more than 100 miles from home as at 31st Mar 2019)
b) 2019 – 2020: 4 (number of children more than 100 miles from home as at 31st Mar 2020)
c) 2020 – 2021: 6 (number of children more than 100 miles from home as at 31st Mar 2021)

5. How many of your looked after children are currently living in a placement more than 200 miles outside your local authority area?
a) 2018 – 2019: 0 (number of children more than 200 miles from home as at 31st Mar 2019)
b) 2019 – 2020: 0 (number of children more than 200 miles from home as at 31st Mar 2020)
c) 2020 – 2021: 1 (number of children more than 200 miles from home as at 31st Mar 2021)

6. How much did you spend on services for looked after children in:
a) 2018 – 2019: £4,275,366
b) 2019 – 2020: £6,044,866
c) 2020 – 2021: £4,643,904

7. Can you provide a breakdown of how much of that spend was paid to private children’s homes and accommodation providers?
a) 2018 – 2019: £1,703,543
b) 2019 – 2020: £3,501,714
c) 2020 – 2021: £2,386,212

These figures are costs relating to residential placements