Placements of elderly people funded or part funded by the authority

Reference 787.23
Date Responded 26/01/2010
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request
We are currently carrying out analysis into patterns of placement in respect of elderly persons into care. In order to assist in our work, please would you be able to provide the following information in respect of placements made by the local authority of elderly persons funded (in whole or part) by yourselves. The information should be readily available from the relevant department with responsibility for social care. It goes without saying that sensitive information such as peoples names/identity are not being requested.
 
1.       New local authority funded placements made by the local authority to care homes or nursing homes during the calendar years 2007, 2008 and 2009 (stated separately)
2.       Number of local authority funded residents within care or nursing homes as at 1st January 2008, 2009 and 2010 (stated separately)
3.       Number of new beneficiaries of local authority funded domiciliary care in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 (stated separately)
4.       Number of local authority funded persons receiving domiciliary care as at 1st January 2008, 2009 and 2010 (stated separately)
5.       Do the local authority operate their own care/nursing homes for the elderly?
6.       If yes to Question 5, is there an ongoing process of either externalisation or closure of the local authority owned care homes?
 
For the avoidance of doubt, in questions 1 to 4, we are interested in placements into both local authority and privately operated care. Please exclude respite placements. The term elderly should include all over 65’s including those with Learning/physical disabilities, dementia etc. The data should also include any placements funded by the local authority to care homes outside of the council area.
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email of 11 January 2010, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding care home placements. Please find attached the answers to your request for information.
 
Attachments  Response (pdf)

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Domiciliary Care Services

Reference 787.81
Date Responded 11/02/2010
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request

1.      Does the Council have a policy on means testing for domiciliary care services?

2.      If so, may I please have a copy of that policy?

3.      If there is no formal policy in place but the Council does means test on what basis are the calculations carried out?

4.      Does the Council have a maximum figure that it charges for domiciliary care services and if so what is it?

5.      How many people does  the Council provide or fund domiciliary care services for who have received damages from a claim where the damages are held in the Court of Protection?

6.      What is the Council's policy on means testing/charging people in receipt of domiciliary care services who have damages in the Court of Protection?

7.      What is the Council's policy on means testing/charging people in receipt of domiciliary care services who are in receipt of annual payments for damages under a periodical payments order?
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email dated 29th Jan 2010, in which you request disclosure of information under the provision of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond. 
 
1.      Does the Council have a policy on means testing for domiciliary care services?  Yes.
2.      If so, may I please have a copy of that policy?  Please see the attached document.
3.      If there is no formal policy in place but the Council does means test on what basis are the calculations carried out?  Detailed in the policy. 
4.      Does the Council have a maximum figure that it charges for domiciliary care services and if so what is it?   Detailed in the policy - currently    £595, subject to review.
5.      How many people does the Council provide or fund domiciliary care services for who have received damages from a claim where the damages are held in the Court of Protection?  There is no central system that holds the information requested and to collate this information would incur a commitment of resources in excess of the limit of £450 set by the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 (SI No. 3244 of 2004), which equates to 18 hours of work. Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act provides that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request where to do so would exceed such a limit.
6.      What is the Council's policy on means testing/charging people in receipt of domiciliary care services who have damages in the Court of Protection?  Policy 8.2.  
7.      What is the Council's policy on means testing/charging people in receipt of domiciliary care services who are in receipt of annual payments for damages under a periodical payments order?   Policy 8.1  
  
Attachments  Charging Policy (word)

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Domiciliary Care Services

Reference 787.110
Date Responded 11/02/2010
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible.
I would like to know the following information as it applies in the financial years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 (if you do not have information for both years, please supply us with just the charges for the year 2009-2010):
1. Please tell me your standard charges for the following domiciliary services to those aged over 65:
a. Personal care (e.g. getting up, washing, getting dressed etc) – hourly rate.
b. Domestic help (e.g. shopping, laundry etc.) - hourly rate(s).
c. Home care services (e.g. cleaning curtains, turning mattresses, repairs and gardening) – hourly rate(s)
d. Meals (at home or at a day care centre) - flat rate per meal.
e. Transport (round trip to day care centre and back).
f. Day care - rate per day or per session.
g. Careline - per week.
If you do not charge in the way I have suggested above, please can you describe the charge in the way it is usually described to those eligible, from your authority, for domiciliary care.
2. For each of the services described in paragraphs (a)-(g) above, please confirm whether your authority commissions these from (a) in-house providers (b) independent sector providers (including third sector) or (c) another type of organisation (please state).
3. Does your authority operate a weekly cap on charges per individual? If so, please confirm the cap(s) in place for the financial year 2009-2010 and those for 2010-2011.
4. If someone requires transport to get to a day centre, would your authority normally consider this as part of that person’s assessed needs, such that it becomes part of the package for consideration within the means test?
5. Based on the FACs eligibility criteria (as set out in the Fair Access to Care Services, Department of Health Guidance, issued under section 7(1) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970), please confirm which of the following applies:
Subject to appropriate means testing, our authority supports:
a. Critical needs only;
b. All critical and substantial needs;
c. All critical, substantial and moderate needs;
d. All critical and substantial needs, and some moderate needs.
e. None of the above, we provide a different level of support.
If the answer to this question is (d) or (e) then please provide a brief summary of the level of support provided by your authority.
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email of 8 February, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding domiciliary care. We have answered each point of your enquiry below:
 
Question
Response
1 a) b) c)
Lancashire County Council do not charge based on the type of domiciliary care provided.  The assessed weekly charge is based on 60% of net disposable income for care in the home.  For maximum charge it is £11.00 per hour
1 d)
Hot delivered meal - £3.25 per meal
1 e)
Transport is not chargeable
1 f)
£5 per day / session, maximum £15 per week
1 g)
Telecare – £9.54 per week
2
Domiciliary Care
In-house and independent
 
Meals
Independent
 
Transport
In-house and independent
 
Day Care
In-house and independent
 
Careline
Independent
3
£60 per week (assessed charge)
 
£595 per week (maximum charge)
4
No
5
c – moderate and above
 
Attachments None

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Help Direct in Rossendale

Reference 787.86
Date Responded 02/03/2010
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request
I would be most grateful if you could kindly send me a copy of the service specification for Help Direct in Rossendale.  In particular, to cover the level of support provided to customers in relation to debt and benefits.
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding Help Direct in Rossendale.
 
Attached is a section of the contract Lancashire County Council has with Calico Enterprises Ltd which describes the services that will be made available through Help Direct, however, they make no mention of the level of support provided to customers in relation to debt and benefits. Help Direct is primarily a signposting service which relies on other agencies to supply specialist information and advice to customers and have not been charged with delivering debt advice.
 
Attachments Attachment (pdf)

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Audit tool for for developing services for ethnic minority older people

Reference 787.132
Date Responded 18/03/2010
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request
Firstly, I understand that the Audit Tool was produced by the Department of Health as practice guidance for councils with social services responsibilities.
 
I would like to know if your council is currently making use of the Audit Tool for developing services for Minority Ethnic Older People, or if it has made use of it in the past but no longer does so.
 
Secondly, Local Authority Circular (2006)16 indicates how much money the Local Authority has received for the Dignity in Care campaign. Please can you tell me:
i)   how many grants have been made from this fund
ii)  what proportion of the total has been made available in grants
iii) what the grants were for.
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email dated 17th February 2010 in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response.
 
I would like to know if your council is currently making use of the Audit Tool for developing services for Minority Ethnic Older People, or if it has made use of it in the past but no longer does so.
Please see the attachments BME Audit Tool (Word & PDF doc) which details the information you have requested.
 
Capital Grant for Improving the Care Home Environment for Older People 2007-2008.

i) how many grants have been made from this fund
Please see attachment 'Grant Submission' which details the information you have requested.

ii)  what proportion of the total has been made available in grants
The total of funds available to Lancashire were £1.8m and as you will see £1,799,997.94 wereallocated i.e. 100%.   Please see attached 'BN Capital Grant' briefing note to providers which gives more detail about the scheme and how Lancashire allocated funds.

iii) what the grants were for.
Please see attachment 'Grant Submission'.
 
Attachments
 
 
 

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Later Life Agenda

Reference 787.363
Date Responded 20/05/2010
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
1) On the LA/council website do you have a section specifically for older people?
 
2) If there is a section for older people does it advise them how to get involved in shaping the website, services or information?
 
3) If yes how do they have to contact the LA/council.
 
4) Does the LA/council have a strategy for the ageing population/older people?
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email of 14 May 2010, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry. We have answered each point of your enquiry below:
 
1) On the LA/council website do you have a section specifically for older people?
 
No
 
2) If there is a section for older people does it advise them how to get involved in shaping the website, services or information?
 
N/A
 
3) If yes how do they have to contact the LA/council.
 
N/A
 
4) Does the LA/council have a strategy for the ageing population/older people?
 
Yes. Lancashire County Council's strategy for an ageing population aims to help make Lancashire a place where older people can live their lives in the way they choose and where their skills and expertise are valued.
It has been produced by the Lancashire Partnership, Lancashire County Council, district and city councils and a wide range of organisations from all sectors of the community in partnership with older people from across Lancashire. Further information can be found by clicking on the link below:
  
Attachments
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Learning Disabilities Commissioning Strategy

Reference 787.44
Date Responded 28/05/2010
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request
I was just wondering if you would be able to help me. I'm trying to obtain a copy of your council's Learning Disabilities Commissioning Strategy, or similar documentation regarding the commissioning intentions and priorities for adults with learning disabilities, and I would be very grateful if you would be able to send me a copy.
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
We write further to your email, dated 18 January, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act.
 
During an audit of our case files, it transpired that we have no record of having responded to your request.  Please accept our sincere apologies for this oversight.  We attach herewith a copy of the County Council's Learning Disability Joint Commissioning Board Plan & Priorities which was completed in October 2009.
 
Attachments  Learning Disabilities Commissioning Strategy (PDF)

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Statistics for placement of adults with care and support needs

Reference 787.589
Date Responded 20/08/2010
Response Type
Full disclosure
Request
How many residential placements for adults with care and support needs was your council funding in other local authority area as of 31 July 2010?
 
How many of these were:-
  • Adults aged 18-64 with learning disabilities
  • Adults aged 18-64 with mental health problems
  • Adults aged 18-64 with physical disabilities
  • Adults aged 18-64 with autism
  • Older people
  • Other
How much did each of these placements cost, per person per week as of 31 July 2010?
What was the total annual cost of residential care and support placements that you funded in other local authority areas in 2009-10 and 2008-9?
 
How many adults with care and support needs were placed by another council in residential placements within your local authority area as of 31 July 2010?
How many of these were:-
  • Adults aged 18-64 with learning disabilities
  • Adults aged 18-64 with mental health problems
  • Adults aged 18-64 with physical disabilities
  • Adults aged 18-64 with autism
  • Older people
  • Other
How much do each of these placements cost, per person per week as of 31 July 2010?
What was the total annual cost of out-of-area residential care and support placements funded by other councils within your area in 2009-10 and 2008-9?
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email of 4 August 2010, we are now in a position to respond to your enquiry regarding residential placements. We have answered your enquiry below.
 
Client Category
Number of Service Users
Average Weekly Cost
Older People
215
403.66
Physical Disabilities
40
717.13
Learning Disabilities
95
1129.20
Mental Health
57
771.01
Grand Total
407
653.14
 
Total Gross Annual Cost of Residential Care and Support in 2008/09
12,133,155.66
Total Gross Annual Cost of Residential Care and Support in 2009/10
12,579,686.24
 
Please see attached table which provide information on:
a)    The number of service users funded in residential by LCC as at 31/07/10 in another local authority area
b)    The average weekly gross cost for these placements by client group as at 31/07/10
c)    The total gross amount of funding made for residential placements in another local authority for 2008/09
d)    The total gross amount of funding made for residential placements in another local authority for 1009/10
 
Please note:
a)            These are for long term residential placements only
b)            No split is available for autism or other
c)            We do not hold any Information on service users within Lancashire funded by another local authority.
 
Attachments
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Domiciliary Care for over 65s

Reference 787.739
Date Responded 01/11/2010
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request

I would like to know the following information as it applies in the financial year 2010-2011:
1. Please tell me your standard charges for the following domiciliary services to those aged over 65:

a. Personal care (e.g. getting up, washing, getting dressed etc) – hourly rate. 
b. Domestic help (e.g. shopping, laundry etc.) - hourly rate(s).
c. Home care services (e.g. cleaning curtains, turning mattresses, repairs and gardening) – hourly rate(s)
d. Meals (at home or at a day care centre) - flat rate per meal.
e. Transport (round trip to day care centre and back).
f. Day care - rate per day or per session.
g. Careline - per week.
If you do not charge in the way I have suggested above, please can you describe the charge in the way it is usually described to those eligible, from your authority, for domiciliary care.

2. For each of the services described in paragraphs (a)-(g) above, please confirm whether your authority commissions these from (a) in-house providers (b) independent sector providers (including third sector) or (c) another type of organisation (please state).

3. Does your authority operate a weekly cap on charges per individual? If so, please confirm the cap(s) in place for the financial year 2009-2010 and those for 2010-2011.

4. If someone requires transport to get to a day centre, would your authority normally consider this as part of that person’s assessed needs, such that it becomes part of the package for consideration within the means test?

5. Based on the FACs eligibility criteria (as set out in the Fair Access to Care Services, Department of Health Guidance, issued under section 7(1) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970), please confirm which of the following applies:

Subject to appropriate means testing, our authority supports:
a. Critical needs only;
b. All critical and substantial needs;
c. All critical, substantial and moderate needs;
d. All critical and substantial needs, and some moderate needs.
e. None of the above, we provide a different level of support.
If the answer to this question is (d) or (e) then please provide a brief summary of the level of support provided by your authority.  
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your email dated 4th October 2010, in which you request the disclosure of information under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to respond.
 
I would like to know the following information as it applies in the financial year 2010-2011:
 
 
1. Please tell me your standard charges for the following domiciliary services to those aged over 65:
 
We do not have standard charges for assessed contribution
 
a. Personal care (e.g. getting up, washing, getting dressed etc) – hourly rate.  Assessed weekly contribution
b. Domestic help (e.g. shopping, laundry etc.) - hourly rate(s). Assessed weekly contribution
c. Home care services (e.g. cleaning curtains, turning mattresses, repairs and gardening) – hourly rate(s) Assessed weekly contribution
d. Meals (at home or at a day care centre) - flat rate per meal.   Rate £3.25
e. Transport (round trip to day care centre and back). Not charged for.
f. Day care - rate per day or per session. £5.00 per day up to a maximum of £15.00 per week.
g. Careline - per week Telecare = £8.86

If you do not charge in the way I have suggested above, please can you describe the charge in the way it is usually described to those eligible, from your authority, for domiciliary care.  Every individual has a Net Disposable Income (NDI) calculated and are charged 60% of that, unless they are over the capital limit and then they pay the maximum charge.
 
2. For each of the services described in paragraphs (a)-(g) above, please confirm whether your authority commissions these from (a) in-house providers (b) independent sector providers (including third sector) or (c) another type of organisation (please state).
 
a. Personal care (a and b) 
b. Domestic help (a and b) 
c. Home care services (b) 
d. Meals (at home or at a day care centre) (b) 
e. Transport (round trip to day care centre and back). (a and b) 
f. Day care (a and b) 
g. Careline - per week. (b and (c) other statutory agencies)   
 
3. Does your authority operate a weekly cap on charges per individual? If so, please confirm the cap(s) in place for the financial year 2009-2010 and those for 2010-2011. Any Service user with an assessed contribution does not pay more than £60.00, and for those service users who pay the maximum charge it is capped at £595.00 per week.
 
4. If someone requires transport to get to a day centre, would your authority normally consider this as part of that person’s assessed needs, such that it becomes part of the package for consideration within the means test?  No.
 
5. Based on the FACs eligibility criteria (as set out in the Fair Access to Care Services, Department of Health Guidance, issued under section 7(1) of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970), please confirm which of the following applies:
Subject to appropriate means testing, our authority supports:
 
 
c. All critical, substantial and moderate needs
 
Attachments None

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Use of Red Rose Runner Dial-a-Bus Service

Reference 787.778
Date Responded 11/11/2010
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request
1. The number of passengers who have used the Dial a Bus service known as the Red Rose Runner (operating in Chorley and South Ribble)  from 1 April 2010 until 30 September 2010 inclusive (and the number of journeys made in this time period if available)
2. The number of people who are currently registered to use this service
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email of 21 October 2010, we are now in a position to respond details of which are below:
 
1.    The number of passengers who have used the dial a bus service, known as the Red Rose Runner, in Chorley and South Ribble from 1 April 2010 to 30 September inclusive and the number of journeys made in this time period.
 
There are two vehicles operating in this area, one of which is in Chorley and the other is in South Ribble. The number of passengers using these services is below:
 
April                       772
May                       824
June                      902
July                       710
August                   793
September            1066
 
Total                      5067
 
Lancashire County Council does not hold information on the number of journeys the bus service makes.
 
2.    The number of people who are currently registered to use this service.
 
There are 751 individuals registered to use the service.
 
Attachments None

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Adult Education Service and Literacy Schemes

Reference 787.826
Date Responded 16/11/2010
Response Type
Full Disclosure
Request
1.       Does your Adult Education Service routinely inform Children Centres about forthcoming basic literacy courses?
 
2.       Does your Adult Education Service routinely inform childcare providers about forthcoming basic literacy courses?
 
3.       Does your Adult Education Service have any basic literacy schemes aimed at parents with poor basic literacy skills?
 
4.       If yes to any of the above, please give details.
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your email dated 8 November 2010, we are now in a position to respond the details of which are below.
 
1.    Does your Adult Education Service routinely inform Children Centres about forthcoming basic literacy courses?
 
Yes, this happens in a number of ways:
  • Where the County Council is already working with a Children's Centre to provide Family Learning and Skills for Life (including literacy and numeracy) provision we publicise forthcoming courses within the individual centre.
  • In addition, we distribute general course publicity which includes Skills for Life courses to a range of organisations on our distribution lists. This will include organisations where we have previously delivered courses or with whom we have worked with in the past. It also includes Children's Centres. 
  • Staff also take information with them when working in venues across the county, which will include some Children's Centres and childcare providers.  In addition, Lancashire Adult Learning provision, including Skills for Life and Family Learning, is promoted through local newspapers, websites, general publicity and events in libraries, community centres and a wide range of other settings.
2.    Does your Adult Education Service routinely inform childcare providers about forthcoming basic literacy courses?
 
Childcare providers will receive information in much the same way as Children's Centres as outlined in Question 1.
 
3.    Does your Adult Education Service have any basic literacy schemes aimed at parents with poor basic literacy skills?
 
Family Learning and a Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy programme across Lancashire in partnership with schools, Children's Centres and other childcare providers.  Family Learning provides engagement activities for both parents and children, with progression onto Family Literacy, Language or Numeracy (FLLN).  In FLLN courses, parents develop their own Literacy, Language or Numeracy skills alongside learning about how their children acquire these skills, they then have joint sessions with their children where they put the learning into practice.  Many of our FLLN learners later progress onto Adult Literacy, Language or Numeracy provision and gain national qualifications at Entry Level, Level 1 or Level 2
 
4.    If yes to any of the above, please give details.

As detailed above.  
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Services for adults with learning disabilities

Reference 787.887
Date Responded 21/12/2010
Response Type
Partial disclosure, partial refusal under section 12(1)
Request
1.    What is the Authorities net budget to spend on purchasing services (either in-house or externally) for people with a learning disability and/or autism during 2010/11?
 
2.    Of the budget identified in Q1, How many providers which you purchase services from  receive
 
a share which is less than 10% of the total budget?
between 10% and 30% of the budget and who are they?
more than 30% of the budget and who are they?
 
3.    According to your most recent estimate - how many people with a learning disability and/or autism does your Local Authority purchase support for?
 
4.    How many people with a learning disability and/or autism has your authority provided with a personal budget this year?
 
5.    Does Dimensions need to be on an approved provider list before undertaking work directly with a  family  with a personal budget provided by the authority?
 
6.    Does the Local Authority have any Framework Agreements or Preferred Provider lists for services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism? (If yes please specify each Framework Agreement or Preferred Provided list and their start/finish dates)
 
7.    If you have any Framework Agreements or Preferred Provider lists for services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism;
How many providers are listed?
 
When can a new provider apply to join the list?
 
Response
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Further to your request for information made under the provisions of the above Act, we are now in a position to provide you with a response.
 
Learning Disabilities isn't as straightforward as other client groups as Lancashire County Council operates Pooled Funding arrangements with the PCT's for LD services.  The PCT's pay their Pooled Fund contribution to LCC who commission services on behalf of both funding Partners.
 
This response to the request you have made will therefore include both PCT and LCC spend, not just LCC.
 
1.     What is the Authorities net budget to spend on purchasing services (either in-house or externally) for people with a learning disability and/or autism during 2010/11?
 
The net budget for Direct Services in 2010/11 (based on 2009/10 actual uplifted for inflation) is £115.8m
 
2.     Of the budget identified in Q1, How many providers which you purchase services from receive
 
a share which is less than 10% of the total budget?
The share of the spend with all, except two, providers is less that 10% of the total budget.  
                       
between 10% and 30% of the budget and who are they?
Two providers are between 10% and 30%:  Lancashire County Council in-house and Alternative Futures Group
       
more than 30% of the budget and who are they?
There are no providers with over 30% of the business
 
3.     According to your most recent estimate - how many people with a learning disability and/or autism does your Local Authority purchase support for?
 
As mentioned previously, because of Pooled Fund arrangements we are unable to separate out the number of individuals funded solely by the Authority. Jointly with the PCT's we fund around 3265 individuals which includes residential, nursing, adult placements, direct payments, dom care, day care (in-house & 3rd party), supported living (Lancashire County Council in-house, PCT in-house 3rd party). To separate the number of individuals funded solely by Lancashire County Council, would incur a commitment of resources in excess of the limit of £450 set by the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 (SI No. 3244 of 2004), which equates to 18 hours of work. Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act provides that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request where to do so would exceed such a limit.
 
4.     How many people with a learning disability and/or autism has your authority provided with a personal budget this year?
 
There are 447 people on direct payments.  There are 263 people on SDS Provider Broker .   This makes 710 in total.
 
5.     Does Dimensions need to be on an approved provider list before undertaking work directly with a  family  with a personal budget provided by the authority?                                                                                                                                                                                                       
No.
 
6.     Does the Local Authority have any Framework Agreements or Preferred Provider lists for services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism? (If yes please specify each Framework Agreement or Preferred Provided list and their start/finish dates)
 
Yes. The Authority has a preferred provider list for services for people with a learning disability. Current list started 1 September 2010 and due to end 31 August 2014.
 
7.     If you have any Framework Agreements or Preferred Provider lists for services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism; How many providers are listed?
62
 
When can a new provider apply to join the list?
 
Currently the new list would be expected to be in place from 1 September 2014. Assuming that the process for inclusion stays the same as it is now then there would be a 12 month evaluation period plus approximately 6-9 months procurement time prior to this. I would therefore expect that adverts would be placed for applications early 2013.
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