Adult Social Care Services

Dear Sandwell Borough Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the
following information in relation to eligibility criteria and
spending for adult social care services:

1. From 1st April 2011, what is your council’s set eligibility
criteria banding for social care services, as set out in the
statutory guidance; ‘Prioritising need in the context of Putting
People First: A whole system approach to eligibility for social
care. Guidance on Eligibility Criteria for Adult Social Care,
England 2010’.

2. What was your council’s eligibility criterion banding for social
care services on 1st April 2010?

3. What was the total spending on adult social care for the
following financial years:

i. 2005-06
ii. 2006-07
iii. 2007-08
iv. 2008-09
v. 2009-10
vi. 2010-11

4. What was the spending on adult social care for adults aged 18-65
with a learning disability, for the following financial years:

i. 2005-06
ii. 2006-07
iii. 2007-08
iv. 2008-09
v. 2009-10
vi. 2010-11

5. How much funding for adult social care has been allocated in the
2011-12 council budget?

6. Does the answer to question 3 include all additional funds for
adult social care as announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review
in October 2010?

7. How much funding will the council receive in 2010-11 of the
additional £1bn on social care funding, announced in the
Comprehensive Spending Review in October 2010, from the NHS?

Thank you in advance for your assistance in the matter.

Yours faithfully,

Sophie Parr

Dear Sir/ Madam

I am writing to follow up on freedom of information request
INT1-140516415 made on 12th May 2011. The deadline for replying to
this request passed on 10th June 2011, therefore it is now one
month overdue.

Please advise me when you will be replying to the request in full
as soon as possible.

Many thanks,

Sophie Parr