1. How many children have become LAC in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years?
The data showing all children who came in to care can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children

2. How many LAC children are diagnosed with mental health issues in any category in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years?
This data is not recorded in a reportable way on our system. To manually collate this information would exceed the appropriate limit of 18 hours.

3. How many LAC children have tried or succeeded in committing suicide in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years?
This data is not recorded in a reportable way on our system. To manually collate this information would exceed the appropriate limit of 18 hours.

4. How many parents of LAC, meaning the parents they lived with before becoming LAC have been since diagnosed with mental health issues in any category in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years?
This data is not recorded in a reportable way on our system. To manually collate this information would exceed the appropriate limit of 18 hours.

5. How many parents of LAC, using the above definition have committed suicide each calendar year for the past 10 years?
This data is not recorded in a reportable way on our system. To manually collate this information would exceed the appropriate limit of 18 hours.

6. How many complaints have been filed against child social services in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years?
The Council records and reports on it’s complaints by financial year – i.e. April to March. As we do not hold records by calendar year, we are unable to provide the requested data to you in this format.

In terms of the period for which you are seeking the data, the Council only holds records going back to the 2013-’14 financial year. We will therefore only be in a position to provide data for this period.

The following are details of the volumes of complaints received relating to looked after children:
• 2020-21: 2
• 2019-20: 3
• 2018-19: 2
• 2017-18: 1
• 2016-17: 2
• 2015-16: 1
• 2014-15: 1
• 2013-14: 1

7. How many LAC have run away or disappeared in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years?
This data is not recorded in a reportable way on our system. To manually collate this information would exceed the appropriate limit of 18 hours.

8. How many LAC have died from any cause in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years?
Zero.