ASC and LD Support

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Dear Mr Jones

Thank you for your below enquiry received on the 6th September 2011.

We will be dealing with your enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In accordance with the legislation, the deadline for responding is 20 working days from receipt of the request, this being the 4th October 2011. However, we shall endeavour to deal with your request promptly, and if possible before this date.

Yours sincerely,

John McElvaney, Director of Legal Services
Derbyshire County Council.
01629 538337/ Internal 38337

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Dear Sir,

 

Thank you for your request dated 05/09/11 which has been dealt with under
the Freedom of Information Act procedures.

 

Apologies for the delay in sending this response.

 

You asked –

 

Dear Derbyshire County Council,

    

     What is the criteria for support for adults with a learning

     disability? (e.g. an IQ of 70 or less).

    

     What is the criteria for supporting adults on the autistic spectrum

     who do not have a learning disability? There will be one as

     individuals will be screened as to who is and is not eligible for

     support.

    

     Does DCC have any adult social care staff whose primary role is to

     assess or support adults with autistic spectrum disorders? How

     many?

    

     What training is provided to adult social care staff about

     assessing and supporting adults with autistic spectrum disorders?

     How many in-post staff have completed this training? What

     percentage of frontline staff does this comprise?

    

     Yours faithfully,

    

     M Jones

 

 

Our response –

 

The provision of adults social care services is based on the Fair Access
to Care Eligibility criteria published on the Council’s website
derbyshire.gov.uk along with other detailed advice about the way the
assessment for social care services is carried out and care/support
planned and provided to deliver choice and control for people.

 

 There is no distinction made for people with a learning disability or
Autistic Spectrum Difficulties. Since April 2011 responsibility for
assessment and the relevant casework has moved to a network of local
community social work teams based on the eight districts of Derbyshire.
Assessments o social care needs are provided on the basis of s47 of the
NHS and Community Care Act and for any person referred who appears to have
community care needs.

 

The Council does recognise that people with a learning disability or ASD
may require specialist care/support and the definition of learning
disability used is that provided by Valuing People (2001) and Valuing
People Now (2009) the national strategy for learning disability.

 

The Council does not have any staff with a primary role for assessing
people with ASD. The Council has been working with NHS partners to develop
a strategy for ASD. Training on ASD has been provided for staff however
the Council does not at present have information immediately available
about how many staff have undertaken this training. We will look to
provide further advice on this point as soon as practicable.

 

 

 

I hope this now deals with your request for information. However should
you wish the outcome to be reviewed, please follow the procedure as set
out below;

 

Stage 1:

 

In the first instance, please send in your comments, and wherever
possible, a copy of your request and the covering letter enclosing the
information or refusing your request to:

 

Jenny Barnes

Access to Information Officer

Legal Services Division

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

Email: [1][email address]

 

Please ensure that correspondence is marked as “Request for a review of my
Freedom of Information Act / Environmental Information Regulations
request”, and bears any case references you have been given.   

 

Stage 2:

 

After completing the above procedure, if you wish to challenge the
decision further, then you have a right to contact the Information
Commissioner’s Office as follows: 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Tel. 0303 123 1113/ Fax: 01625 524510

 

ICO Weblink: [2]http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints.aspx

 

Should you have further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to
get in contact. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Neil Brailsford

 

Data and Information Manager

(Information Governance)
Adult Care Department
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG

 

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