Changes to day services for adults with a learning disability

Dear Jo

Thank you  for your request dated 25^th January 2012.

 

Please find the information you require beliw.

 

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?

 

In September 09 Day services supported 163 people with a learning
disability in Day Centres, Employment (paid, voluntary and sheltered
workshops, Education and leisure activities. The number of days
individuals where supported in these activities is below

 

1 day   30

2 days  34

3 days  22

4 days  26

5 days  51

 

In September 10 the number of days individuals where supported by Day
Services was

 

1 day  40

2 days 27

3 days 21

4 days 34

5 days 49

 

In 2011 employment was no longer part of day services so we supported 119
people in day centres, education and leisure activities. The number of
days individuals where supported in these activities is below.

 

1 day  25

2 days 21

3 days 21

4 days 17

5 days 35

 

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?

 

In September 2009 the day service supported 163 people of which

 

55 people had activities in day centres

86 people took part in employment activities including paid, voluntary and
sheltered work

37 people took part in education (not in day centre)

75 people took part in other activities mainly sport and leisure (not in
day centre)

 

In September 2010 the day service supported 171 people of which

 

76 people had activities in day centres

83 people took part in employment activities including paid, voluntary and
sheltered work

38 people took part in education (not in day centre)

77 people took part in other activities mainly sport and leisure (not in
day centre)

 

In September 11 the day service provided support to 119 people after the
employment team moved to another area of which

 

50 people had activities in day centres

32 people took part in education activities

98 people took part in other activities (not in day centre)

 

 

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?

 

In 2009 we the day service had 163 places, in 2010 we had 171 and in 2011
we had 119 the drop was due to the employment team moving. Would they want
to know the numbers for SYMO, Roaring Mouse etc?

 

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?

 

We have not had any permanent closure between the beginning of 2009 and
the end of 2011. However the day centres have been closed due to flood
damage and refurbishment. During these periods alternative arrangements
have been made which involved relocation in other day centres or community
building existing transport was used to these alternative venues

 

In respect of Question 1 and Question 5, we believe that to locate,
retrieve and collate this information would take us over the cost
threshold as specified under S12 of the Act, as these would be manual
tasks that would include individual files. Therefore, we are relying on
this exemption in respect of these questions.

 

 

We hope that this information deals with your request, however if you are
dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask
for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted
within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original
request and should be sent to Chief Executives Department, Legal Services
Division, Level 3, Civic Centre, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY,
[email address].

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, [1]www.ico.gov.uk.

 

Please send all future requests to
[2][email address]

 

 

Regards

 

Leanne Purdy

 

 

 

Leanne Purdy

Legal Support Clerk

Legal Division

Chief Executive's Department

Hartlepool Borough Council

 

 

 

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Dear Jo,

Please accept our apologies for not disclosing our response to question 8.

I have checked with the department and can confirm that our response to question 8 should have been:

'No increase for charges made by HBC since 2009, however some outside agencies charges may have changed, some higher, some lower.'

I hope that this information deals with your request, however if you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be sent to Chief Executives Department, Legal Services Division, Level 3, Civic Centre, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY, [email address].

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, www.ico.gov.uk.

Kind Regards

Alyson Carman

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