Changes to day services for adults with a learning disability

Dear Jo Davies

Please see the attached Freedom of Information Request acknowledgment.

Regards

Sunil Duggal
Information Officer
Learning from Complaints
Residents First
London Borough of Waltham Forest
020 8496 4632

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Dear Jo Davies,

 

Freedom of Information Request

 

Thank you for your recent request for information. In your request, you
asked for the following information:

 

     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?

    

In response, I can confirm that the London Borough of Waltham Forest holds
the requested information and advise you as follows:

 

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  |2009/10 |2010/11 |2011/12 |  |
|------------------+---------------------+-------------------+------------------+--|
|1) How many adults|611 |650 |Not yet calculated| |
|aged 18-65 with a | | | | |
|learning | | | |  |
|disability were | | | | |
|known to social | | | | |
|services | | | | |
|------------------+---------------------+-------------------+------------------+--|
|2) How many adults|This data is not |This data is not |This data is not | |
|aged 18-65 with a |collected. |collected. |collected. | |
|learning | | | | |
|disability |  |  |  | |
|attended day | | | | |
|activities |Adults 18-65 with a |Adults 18-65 with a|Adults 18-65 with | |
| |learning disability |learning disability|a learning | |
|i. 5 days a week |attended a range of |attended a range of|disability | |
|or more |activities at day |activities at day |attended a range | |
| |resources, colleges, |resources, |of activities at | |
|     ii. 4 days a |social and leisure. |colleges, social |day resources, | |
|week | |and leisure. |colleges, social | |
| |These are provided by| |and leisure. | |
|     iii. 3 days a|a mixture of |These are provided | | |
|week |voluntary |by a mixture of |These are provided| |
| |organisations, part |voluntary |by a mixture of | |
|     iv. 2 days a |of a individual or |organisations, part|voluntary | |
|week |block contracts and |of a individual or |organisations, | |
| |in- house provision. |block contracts and|part of a |  |
|     v. 1 day a | |in- house |individual or | |
|week | |provision. |block contracts | |
| | | |and in- house | |
|     vi. 0 days a | | |provision. | |
|week? | | | | |
| | | | | |
|  | | | | |
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|------------------+---------------------+-------------------+------------------+--|
|  |  |  |  | |
| | | | | |
|  |This data collected |This data collected|This data | |
| |is: |is: |collected is: | |
|3) How many adults| | | | |
|aged 18-65 with a |  |  |  | |
|learning | | | | |
|disability |  |  |  | |
|attended the | | | | |
|following type of |Employment |Employment |Employment | |
|day activities | | | | |
| |92 |47 |47 | |
|i. day centres | | | | |
| |  |  |  |  |
|     ii. | | | | |
|employment |  |  |  | |
| | | | | |
|     iii. |Voluntary Work |Voluntary Work |Voluntary Work | |
|education | | | | |
| |15 |22 |22 | |
|     iv. voluntary| | | | |
|work | | | | |
| | | | | |
|     v. other | | | | |
|activities? | | | | |
| | | | | |
|  | | | | |
|------------------+---------------------+-------------------+------------------+--|
|  |The authority can |  |  | |
| |only give information| | | |
|4) How many a) day|on direct funded |  |  | |
|centre places and |placements | | | |
|b) equivalent day | |  |  | |
|service |  | | | |
| | |  |  | |
|places for adults |59 | | | |
|aged 18-65 with a | |55 |80 | |
|learning |  | | | |
|disability were | |  |  | |
|funded by the |(including 12 | | | |
|local authority in|continuing care) |(including 12 | (including 13 |  |
|the following | |continuing care) |continuing care) | |
|financial years:  |  | | | |
| | |  |  | |
|and how many do | | | | |
|you expect will be| | |  | |
|funded in iv. | | | | |
|2012/13? | | |  | |
| | | | | |
|     | | |2012-13 projection| |
| | | |would be based on | |
|  | | |this year's | |
| | | |figure. | |
|------------------+---------------------+-------------------+------------------+--|
|5) How many adults|  |  |  | |
|aged 18-65 with a | | | | |
|learning |This data is not |This data is not |This data is not | |
|disability who |collected. What we do|collected. What we |collected. What we| |
| |have is detailed |do have is detailed|do have is | |
|attended day |below |below |detailed below | |
|activities lived | | | | |
|in: |  |  |  | |
| | | | | |
|  |  |  |  | |
| | | | | |
|i. in the family |  |  |  |  |
|home | | | | |
| |  |  |  | |
|ii. in their own | | | | |
|home   iii. in | | | | |
|supported | | | | |
|accommodation | | | | |
| | | | | |
|iv. in residential| | | | |
|accommodation? | | | | |
| | | | | |
|  | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Data Collected for 2009/10 |  |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Owner occupier / Shared ownership scheme (where tenant |0 | |
|purchases | |  |
| | | |
|percentage of home value from landlord) | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Tenant - Local Authority / Arms Length Management |5 | |
|organization / | |  |
| | | |
|Registered Social Landlord / Housing Association | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Tenant - Private Landlord |0 |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Settled mainstream housing with family/ friends (including |59 |  |
|flat-sharing) | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Supported accommodation / Supported lodgings / |175 | |
| | | |
|Supported group home (accommodation supported | |  |
| | | |
|by staff or resident caretaker) | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Adult Placement Scheme |1 |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Approved premises for offenders released from prison or |0 | |
|under | |  |
| | | |
|probation supervision (eg Probation Hostel) | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Sheltered Housing / Extra care sheltered housing / Other |2 | |
|sheltered | |  |
| | | |
|housing | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Mobile accommodation for Gypsy / Roma and Traveller |0 |  |
|community | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|  |  | |
| | | |
|  | |  |
| | | |
|Data Collected for 20010/11 | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|  |204 | |
| | | |
|The proportion of people with learning disabilities living |  |  |
|in their own | | |
| | | |
|home or with family | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Rough sleeper / squatting |0 |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Night shelter / emergency hostel / direct access hostel |1 | |
|(temporary | |  |
| | | |
|accommodation accepting self-referrals) | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Refuge |0 |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Placed in temporary accommodation by Local Authority |0 | |
|including | |  |
| | | |
|Homelessness resettlement) - eg bed and breakfast | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Staying with family/friends as a short-term guest |2 |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Acute / long-stay healthcare residential facility or |2 | |
|hospital (eg NHS or | | |
| | | |
|Independent general hospitals / clinics, long-stay | |  |
|hospitals, specialist | | |
| | | |
|rehabilitation / recovery hospitals) | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Registered Care Home |50 |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|Prison / Young Offenders Institution |0 | |
| | |  |
|Detention Centre | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|  |  |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|  |  |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+--|
|  |  |  |
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|6. If there have been day |  | |
|service closures within the | | |
|local authority, have any |  | |
|alternative services been put | | |
|in place for |There has been no day services closure. | |
| | | |
|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 |N/A | | |
|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: |Uplift we applied |Uplift we applied |Uplift we |
| |on in house day |on in house day |applied on |
|i. day centre attendance ii. |care: |care: |in house day|
|transport to and from day | | |care: |
|activities |  |  | |
| | | |  |
|iii. any related activities; |2009-10: 3% |2010-11: 1.5% | |
| |increase |increase |2011-12: 3% |
| and if so by how much? | | |increase |
| |  |  | |
|  | | |  |
| |The inflationary |  | |
| |uplift for | |  |
| |external day care |The inflationary | |
| |was: |uplift for external|The |
| | |day care was: |inflationary|
| |2009-10: 1% | |uplift for |
| |increase |2010-11: 0% |external day|
| | |increase with 1% |care was: |
| |  |exception | |
| | | |2011-12: 0% |
| |  |  |increase |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
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I trust that the above satisfies your enquiry.  If you have any queries
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Yours Sincerely,

Tony Gibbons,
Records and Property Manager,
Adult Community Services,
Silver Birch House,
Uplands Business Park,
Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow
London,
E17 5SD.
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Dear Anthony,

Thank you for the information you've provided, but please could you
put it into a spreadsheet and attach? I can't decipher it in its
current form!

Many thanks,

Jo

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Dear Ms Davies,
 
As requested I have put the data into a spreadsheet.
 
Apologies for the garbled nature of the previous email.
 
The response had been formatted properly, but had somehow become corrupted
during after being sent.
 
 
Yours Sincerely,

Tony Gibbons,
Records and Property Manager,
Adult Community Services,
Silver Birch House,
Uplands Business Park,
Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow
London,
E17 5SD.
Tel: 020 8496 3235
Alt nos. 020 8531 0469
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>>> Jo Davies <[FOI #102107 email]> 14 March 2012
17:34 >>>
     Dear Anthony,
    
     Thank you for the information you've provided, but please could you
     put it into a spreadsheet and attach? I can't decipher it in its
     current form!
    
     Many thanks,
    
     Jo
    
    

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