Changes to day services for adults with a learning disability

 

Dear Jo Davies

 

I am writing to acknowledge your recent FOI request which is receiving our
attention.

 

You will receive a response within 20 working days.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Linda

 

Linda Wilson

Customer Care and Complaints Officer

Customer Care and Complaints Unit

Olicana House Chapel Street, Bradford BD1 5RE

 

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From: Jo Davies [mailto:[FOI #101537 email]]
Sent: 24 January 2012 16:43
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Changes to day services for
adults with a learning disability

 

 

     Dear Bradford City Council,

    

     Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the

     following information in relation to day services for adults with a

     learning disability in your local authority:

    

     1) How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability were known

     to social services in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12?

    

     2) How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability attended

     day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12:

    

     i. 5 days a week or more

     ii. 4 days a week

     iii. 3 days a week

     iv. 2 days a week

     v. 1 day a week

     vi. 0 days a week?

    

     3) How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability attended

     the following type of day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and

     c) 2011/12:

    

     i. day centres

     ii. employment

     iii. education

     iv. voluntary work

     v. other activities?

    

     4) How many a) day centre places and b) equivalent day service

     places for adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability were funded

     by the local authority in the following financial years:

    

     i. 2009/10

     ii. 2010/11

     iii. 2011/12;

    

     and how many do you expect will be funded in iv. 2012/13?

    

     5) How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability who

     attended day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12

     lived:

    

     i. in the family home

     ii. in their own home

     iii. in supported accommodation

     iv. in residential accommodation?

    

     6) If there have been day service closures within the local

     authority, have any alternative services been put in place for

     those who attended the day centre; i.e. new learning

     disability-specific community activities or transport to/from

     suitable existing day activities?

    

     7) If there have been day service closures within the local

     authority, were consultations held, and if so, what were the

     consultation periods? Please provide full details (excluding

     personal/confidential data) of all consultation responses and the

     resulting statement from the council.

    

     8) Have charges for any of the following services increased since

     1st April 2009:

    

     i. day centre attendance

     ii. transport to and from day activities

     iii. any related activities;

    

     and if so by how much?

    

     Yours faithfully,

    

     Jo Davies

    

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In Reference to your request 24^th January 2012 in relation to access to
the Changes to day services for adults with a learning disability
information.

 

I am writing to let you know that it is taking longer than we anticipated
to retrieve the information you requested and need to extend the time
limit for responding by 10 days. Please accept our apologies.

 

I hope to have our response to you by 7^th March 2012, although I will
endeavour to do so before this date.

 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me quoting the
reference number FOI-120177

 

Regards

 

Linda

 

Linda Wilson

Customer Care and Complaints Officer

Customer Care and Complaints Unit

Olicana House Chapel Street, Bradford BD1 5RE

01274 437930

 

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Dear Jo Davies

 

Freedom of Information request for information:

 

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Council under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
regarding .spending on adult social care services.

 

Response:

 

The Local Authority does not have in-house day service provision. The
majority of day services have been provided by one organisation, which is
currently transferring to a new provider so access to information has been
difficult to obtain at this moment in time. There are a number of private
and voluntary sector providers of day services but this information is not
held separately in service type i.e. day services.

 

As a result, the information supplied is may not be complete at this
moment in time.   

 

     1) How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability were known

     to social services in

            a) 2009/10,                    1,517

            b) 2010/11                     1,539

            c) 2011/12?                   1,500 (estimated)     

    

 

     2) How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability attended

     day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12:

    

  2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
i. 5 days a week or more 175 162 162
ii. 4 days a week 52 52 54
iii. 3 days a week 102 108 112
iv. 2 days a week 146 140 136
v. 1 day a week 52 59 71
vi. 0 days a week? 1 1 1

 

3) How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability attended

     the following type of day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and

     c) 2011/12:

    

     i. day centres

     ii. employment

     iii. education

     iv. voluntary work

     v. other activities?

 

We have not been able to collect information relating to education,
voluntary work and other activities.

 

The information available indicates approximately 590 people access “day
centres” and approximately 80 people are supported in employment.

 

     4) How many a) day centre places and b) equivalent day service

     places for adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability were funded

     by the local authority in the following financial years:

    

     i. 2009/10    1,113 places

     ii. 2010/11,  1,113 places

     iii. 2011/12; 1,113 places

    

      This is the number of places (capacity) commissioned with the
outgoing main provider of day services for adults with a learning
disability, however, utilisation has been lower.

 

and how many do you expect will be funded in iv. 2012/13?

 

A new block contract has recently been tendered to replace the main
provider.  20 additional day service places per year are specified wit the
focus of supporting people into employment. The figures quoted does not
take into account community based support packages that can be
commissioned to provide a mixture of support at the person’s home and
local community, not specifically attending day centre’s.

 

5) How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability who attended day
activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12 lived:

    

     i. in the family home

     ii. in their own home

     iii. in supported accommodation

     iv. in residential accommodation?

 

Unfortunately, this information is not available.

 

6) If there have been day service closures within the local authority,
have any alternative services been put in place for those who attended the
day centre; i.e. new learning disability-specific community activities or
transport to/from suitable existing day activities?

 

Since 2002, there have been three 150 place day centres close. These
services were not fully attended. As part of theses closures, alternative
day time activities were identified and no-one lost any service provision.

 

7) If there have been day service closures within the local authority,
were consultations held, and if so, what were the consultation periods?
Please provide full details (excluding personal/confidential data) of all
consultation responses and the resulting statement from the council.

    

Reassessment and consultation took place over a period of time which was
in excess of 3 months per centre closure.

 

8) Have charges for any of the following services increased since 1st
April 2009:

    

     i. day centre attendance

     ii. transport to and from day activities

     iii. any related activities;

    

     and if so by how much?

 

      Charges have not increased since 2009

 

If you are not satisfied with this reply you may ask for a review of this
decision by contacting [1][Bradford City Council request email] or by writing to Freedom of
Information, Bradford Metropolitan District Council, 4th Floor Britannia
House, Hall Ings, Bradford BD1 1HX.

 

If you are still not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review you
have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be
contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Linda

 

Linda Wilson

Freedom of Information

Adult and Community Services

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