Request

Please provide the following single-year totals for FY 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 and April 2026 - June 30 2026
1. Households placed out-of-area in TA a) Total number of households your council accommodated in out-of-area TA at any point during the year; and b) Of (a), the number of households with children.
2. Section 208 notifications (totals only) a) Total number of Section 208 (out of district) notifications sent by your council during the year (relating to your out-of-area placements); and b) Total number of Section 208 notifications received from other authorities during the year (relating to households they placed into TA within your area, also name the council who received the notification from).
3. Cost to the council of out-of-area TA (totals only) a) Total gross expenditure by your council on out-of-area TA during the year; and b) If your accounts/reporting hold it without manual casework: total income/recoveries attributable to out-of-area TA during the year (however recorded in your systems), and the resulting net cost (gross minus income/recoveries).
If (b) is not held in a way that can be attributed specifically to out-of-area TA, please state “not held”.

Response

1. As follows:

Year

Total Households

Of which, Households with Children

23/24

113

53

24/25

148

59

25/26

130

30

Apr-Jun 26

16

3

2. (a) These are sent through at the time of placement therefore the figures match the total households in the table above.

(b) This information is not held in a manner that can be reported on, and we are unable to provide this information.

3. (a) As follows:

Year

Total gross TA expenditure

23/24

£2,484,743

24/25

£3,383,612

25/26

£3,285,190

(b) This information is not held.