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Changes to day services for adults with a learning disability

Jo Davies made this Freedom of Information request to North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: Jo Davies

25 January 2012

Dear North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough 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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From: FOI Officer
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

25 January 2012

Dear Jo Davies

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 4404

Thank you for your request for information.

Your request was received on 25/01/2012 and the Council is dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As required by the legislation, the Council aims to answer your request
promptly, but no later than 20 working days after receipt.

As stated in the Information Commissioner’s guidance, Awareness Guidance
11 Time for compliance, the 20 working day clock starts the day after the
Council received the request.

This has been calculated to be 23/01/2012. If for any reason the Council
is unable to meet this deadline we will keep you fully informed of the
reasons for this.

If the information you have requested contains reference to a third party,
then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or
not to release the information to you.

Very occasionally, fees may be payable for the supply of information under
the Freedom of Information Act. This will be considered, and if fees are
payable in respect of this request the Council will contact you before
proceeding in order to be sure that you are happy to go ahead. Any fees
that do apply must be paid before the information is processed and
released.

Please note that an anonymised copy of our response to your request will
be published in the Council’s Disclosure Log. This is a record of all
responses to completed requests for information that the Council has
received and dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and
Environmental Information Regulations 2004 from 6th July 2009 onwards.

The Council’s Disclosure Log is available online at the following address:

[1]http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/foi-disc...

If you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact
us.

Regards

Geoff Snary

Information Governance

Legal Services

North Tyneside Council

Quadrant

The Silverlink North

Cobalt Business Park

North Tyneside

NE27 0BY

Tel: 0191 643 2333

Fax: 0191 643 2451

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From: FOI Officer
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

9 February 2012

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Dear Jo Davies

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

In all further correspondence please quote our reference RFI 4404

Your request for information under the above legislation has now been
considered. Please see response attached.

<<Response RFI 4404.pdf>>

Please note that an anonymised copy of this response will be published in
our Disclosure Log.

This is a record of all responses to completed requests for information
that the Council has received and dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 from
6th July 2009 onwards. The Disclosure Log is available online at the
following address:

[1]http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/foi-disc...

I trust that this information answers your enquiry, but if you have any
further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

If you are unhappy with the way the Council has handled your request, you
may ask for an internal review. Please contact the Information Governance
Team no later than 40 working days after the date of this letter, after
which time we will consider the matter closed.

Information Governance

Legal, Governance and Commercial Services

North Tyneside Council

Quadrant

The Silverlink North

Cobalt Business Park

North Tyneside

NE27 0BY

e-mail [2][North Tyneside Council request email]

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

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Cheshire

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[3]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Regards

Geoff Snary
Information Governance
Legal Services
North Tyneside Council
Quadrant
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY

Tel: 0191 643 2333
Fax: 0191 643 2451

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