Electronic Monitoring

Dear Raluca Boroianu-Omura

Thank you for your request for information which we received 13 July 2009.
Your request details are as follows;

With regards to electronic monitoring of care workers:
1. What was the capital cost to the LA?
2. What are the annual running costs for the LA?
3. Has the LA contributed to the costs of providers installing or
running the system?
4. Has the LA contributed to the capital and/or running costs of
providers, and if so how much?
5. Has the LA increased or reduced staff as a result of the
implementation and if so how many?
6. Does the LA pay providers more if they use electronic monitoring,
and if so by how much?

Your request has been assigned the tracking code FOI61571 and will be
responded to within 20 working days, no later than 10 August 2009.

Yours Sincerely

Jennifer Shaw

Freedom of Information Officer
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF
Tel: 01628 796029

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To :Raluca Boroianu-Omura
From :Chris Daniels
Sent :28 July 2009
Subject:Freedom of Information request FOI61571

Dear Raluca

Further to your Freedom of Information request FOI61571. Please find your
questions and our answers below.

I would be grateful for the answer to the following questions with regards
to electronic monitoring of care workers.

1. What was the capital cost to the LA? nil
2. What are the annual running costs for the LA? £60k
3. Has the LA contributed to the costs of providers installing or
running the system? No
4. Has the LA contributed to the capital and/or running costs of
providers, and
if so how much? No
5. Has the LA increased or reduced staff as a result of the
implementation and if so how many? No change because of other problems
related to Dom Care

6. Does the LA pay providers more if they use electronic monitoring,
and if so by how much? No

This concludes your request FOI61571.

Please contact me if I can be of any further assistance.

If you are dissatisfied in any way you may complain to Martin Tubbs,
Information and Compliance Manager by email [email address] or
write to the address below.

Once you have exhausted the complaints procedure you may appeal to the
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF

Please note that this information is covered by the Re-Use of Public
Sector Information Regulations 2005, as it is copyright information held
by the Royal Borough. If you would like to re-use any of this information
for any purpose whatsoever, please contact Martin Tubbs, Information and
Compliance Manager ([email address]), setting out why and how you
intend to re-use this information. The Council will then consider whether
to grant you a license to re-use this information and will inform you if
there is any fee for doing so.

Regards

Chris Daniels
Information Officer
Legal Dept
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
St Ives house
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF

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