Question and Response:
Q.1 The number of young people deemed to be between the ages of 19 and 24 inclusive who were unaccompanied asylum seeking young people, i.e. were in this country alone and not accompanied by close family – and who i. had a death recorded as "self-inflicted", “suicide”, “misadventure suicide”, or “open-verdict suicide” – or words to this effect - and ii. had attempted suicide, and for whom :
A.1 No young people have died in Northumberland in the circumstances covered by any of questions 1 to 4 of your FOI in 2016/17 or 2017/18.
a) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
b) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
c) a Learning Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
d) a Learning Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
e) there was no Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent, or Learning Review or similar in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
Please provide separate numbers by each of: type of review, year, whether this was a suicide or attempted suicide, whether the review had started but not been concluded, was ongoing, or had been concluded in that year, and whether a review was held.
Q.2 The number of young people deemed to be between the ages of 19 and 24 inclusive who were seeking asylum but where they were accompanied by close family – and who i. had a death recorded as "self-inflicted", “suicide”, “misadventure suicide”, or “open-verdict suicide” – or words to this effect - and ii. had attempted suicide, and for whom:
A.2 Please see the response to Q.1
a) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
b) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
c) a Learning Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
d) a Learning Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
e) there was no Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent, or Learning Review or similar, in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
Please provide separate numbers by each of: type of review, year, whether this was a suicide or attempted suicide, whether the review had started but not been concluded, was ongoing, or had been concluded in that year, and whether a review was held.
Q.3 The number of young people deemed to be between the ages of 19 and 24 inclusive who were seeking asylum but where it is unclear whether or not they were accompanied by close family – and who i. had a death recorded as "self-inflicted", “suicide”, “misadventure suicide”, or “open-verdict suicide” – or words to this effect - and ii. had attempted suicide, and for whom:
A.3 Please see the response to Q.1
a) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
b) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
c) a Learning Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
d) a Learning Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
e) there was no Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent, or Learning Review or similar, in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
Please provide separate numbers by each of: type of review, year, whether this was a suicide or attempted suicide, whether the review had started but not been concluded, was ongoing, or had been concluded in that year, and whether a review was held.
Q.4 The number of young people deemed to be between the ages of 19 and 24 inclusive who were foreign nationals - but who were not counted in the answers to 1, 2 or 3 above, perhaps because it was not clear they were seeking asylum - this could include refugees, migrants, or words to that effect and other foreign nationals whose immigration status is unclear – and who i. had a death recorded as "self-inflicted", “suicide”, “misadventure suicide”, or “open-verdict suicide” – or words to this effect - and ii. had attempted suicide, and for whom:
A.4 Please see the response to Q.1
a) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
b) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
c) a Learning Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
d) a Learning Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
e) there was no Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent, or Learning Review or similar, in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
Please provide separate numbers by each of: type of review, year, whether this was a suicide or attempted suicide, whether the review had started but not been concluded, was ongoing, or had been concluded in that year, and whether a review was held.
Q.5 The number of young people deemed to be between the ages of 19 and 24 inclusive who were British nationals – and who i. had a death recorded as "self-inflicted", “suicide”, “misadventure suicide”, or “open-verdict suicide” – or words to this effect - and ii. had attempted suicide, and for whom:
A.5 Please see the response to Q.1
a) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
b) a Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
c) a Learning Review or equivalent was started but not concluded and was ongoing in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
d) a Learning Review or equivalent was concluded in your local authority area in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
e) there was no Safeguarding Adult Review or equivalent, or Learning Review or similar, in each of i) 2016/17 and ii) 2017/18
Please provide separate numbers by each of: type of review, year, whether this was a suicide or attempted suicide, whether the review had started but not been concluded, was ongoing, or had been concluded in that year, and whether a review was held.
Q.6 For each case counted in requests 1-5 please detail:
The date of the death or suicide attempt
The type and name of the review
When the review began (even if prior to April 2016)
Current status of the review – i.e. ongoing or completed
The individual’s nationality
Whether they were or had been in the care of your local authority and/or had status as a care leaver (state which)
The age they claimed to be and whether their age had been disputed (if so please state which authority disputed their age and in what way, e.g. assessed as being an adult by the local authority when they claimed to be a child)
The term/terms used to describe their immigration status
Whether they were unaccompanied by family or accompanied by family, or you do not have this information in the unlikely event that is the case
Where the death or suicide attempt occurred including type of location, e.g. children’s home, foster home, park, private accommodation and place name (city/town/village and county)
Why no review took place, if applicable
Why a learning review or similar was held instead of a Serious Case Review or equivalent, or Safeguarding Adult review or similar in cases where this is applicable. In each case, please state the reason for this
A.6 We do not hold comprehensive information about young people who have died in the circumstances covered by question 5; this would be held by the coroners. We have carried out no SARs or learning reviews about any young person falling within the scope of this question.
Question 6 is therefore not applicable.