§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total weekly cost of keeping and treating a 395W child in a local authority children's home on the one hand and in a voluntary one on the other.
§ Mr. MoyleThe provisional weekly costs to local authorities in England in 1975–76 are as follows:
Local authority maintained and controlled community homes £70 Assisted community homes provided by voluntary organisations but local authorities participate in management £55 Registered voluntary homes £40 The cost given for registered voluntary homes is the average amount authorities were asked to pay and may not cover the full cost to voluntary organisations of maintaining the children.
The figures do not include administration and field social work costs which cannot be allocated to specific services.
No account has been taken of parental contributions.