I am writing to confirm that the Directorate has now completed its search for the information which you requested on 28^th June 2009. Your questions are reproduced below, together with our replies.

How many social workers are there working in adult care?

112

How many of these are working with disabled people under 60?

The social work service in Salford is structured in teams for particular `client' groups (older people, physical disability, learning difficulty, etc). Each team will provide a social work service predominantly, but not exclusively, for `their' client group. The physical disability and learning difficulty teams provide a service predominantly for people aged 18 - 64. We have 11 social workers on our physical disability team and 9 on our learning difficulty team.

How many adults are you providing some sort of community care service to in total?

5,403

How many allocated cases are there in adult care?

3,829

How many unallocated cases are there in adult care?

0

How many `held' cases are there in adult care.

0

What is the ratio of adult care cases to each social worker.

Average = 13

What is the average time between referral for a service and assessment of needs

15 days

What is the average time between referral and provision of the necessary service.

25 days

What is your total adult care budget for 2009-2010

Adult care net expenditure budget for 2009/10 is £56.79m.

What proportion of this is spent providing care in the community through Direct Payments or Individual Budgets.

Proportion spent on direct payments is 6.6%.

What proportion of this is spent on residential care provision.

Proportion spent on residential care is 28.3%.

What is the average length of time for provision of aids.

Following assessment delivery of equipment is within 7 days unless this is a bespoke item or a special order; the majority of equipment is delivered within 2 - 3 days.

What is the average length of time for provision of adaptations.

During the period 1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009 383 adaptations were completed; the average waiting time for these was 5 weeks.

If you should have any queries about this reply please contact me. If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to David Entwistle, Assistant Director Social Work, at the above address or telephone on 0161 793 2205. Guidance on how to make a formal appeal against a decision under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is also available on our web site at www.salford.gov.uk .

Should you further disagree with the decision following the appeal, you may wish to contact the

Office of the Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane, Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Tel: 01625 545700

Fax: 01625 524510

Yours sincerely

Josette Phillips

Principal Officer (Management Information & Performance)

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