Availability of respite care

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Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act.  I sincerely apologize for the delay in responding to
your request, and that we were unable to provide this information within
the 20-day deadline.

 

Please find our response to your questions enclosed in the attached
Microsoft Excel document.  If you are unable to read this attachment, or
if you require this information in a different format, then please don’t
hesitate to let me know.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

Martyn Tarry

Complaints Officer & FOI Co-ordinator

Complaints Team

Chief Executive's Unit

Internal: 72565    Direct Dial: 0118 937 2565

Complaints Line: 0118 937 2905

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From: Chris Rogers [[4]mailto:[FOI #104539 email]]

Sent: 03 February 2012 10:40

To: Miles, Hannah

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Availability of respite care

 

 

     Dear Reading Borough Council,

    

     I am requesting the following on behalf of a charity called the Hop

     Skip and Jump Foundation

    

     • What was the council’s budget for respite care in 2009, 2010, and

     2011?

     • How many children in the council’s area were registered as

     disabled in 2009, 2010, and 2011?

     • How many families in the council’s locality qualified for respite

     care in 2009, 2010, and 2011?

     • How many respite care schemes are funded or operated by the

     council?

     • How many of these schemes are daycare?

     • How many only offer overnight respite?

     • What is the average cost of a single night of overnight respite

     care for one family?

     • How many children were registered with Special Educational Needs

     in the council in 2009, 2010, 2011?

    

     Yours faithfully,

    

     Chris Rogers

    

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