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Review of care home provision for adults with learning disabilities

Nindi Kaar made this Freedom of Information request to Birmingham City Council

The request was refused by Birmingham City Council.

From: Nindi Kaar

16 January 2010

Dear Birmingham City Council,

Review of care home provision for adults with learning disabilities

With respect to the contract management activity the Joint
Commissioning Team is undertaking to ensure current care home
provision for adults with learning disabilities, purchased by
Birmingham City Council, is on a sustainable basis and with pricing
based on a better understanding of care costs to meet needs. I
understand that a programme of reviews of the highest cost
residential care placements of adults with learning disabilities
made by the City is being undertaken. Additionally the Joint
Commissioning Team is reviewing the pricing of packages by using
the care funding calculator to ensure care packages demonstrate
best value to the Council. Part of this activity includes
determining the number of care hours a person needs. This is also
an intrinsic part of the review of care packages being delivered to
service users.

Please could you let me know

A) The annualised cost savings made as a result of the reviews of
the highest cost residential care placements of adults with
learning disabilities made by the City as at 15 January 2010
B) The costs incurred by the Joint Commissioning Team in achieving
these annualised cost savings. These costs incurred should include
as a minimum an aggregation of i) salaries of the members
(including National insurance, tax, bonuses etc) of the Joint
Commissioning Team for the period since the review process was
initiated as a project by Birmingham City Council ii) Costs of
legal advice and consultancy advice related to the project since it
was initiated iii) all other relevant project costs which are
capable of being tracked

Yours faithfully,

Nindi Kaar

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Birmingham City Council

18 January 2010

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information - ref: FOI
3769

Dear Nindi Kaar

Thank you for your request for information held by the Council under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 [FOI] which was received
on 18 January. the Council has up to twenty working days to respond to
you.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.

If you require any further information or are not happy with our response
please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team on 0121 303 4876
quoting the reference number above in any future communications.

The information you have provided within your FOI request will be held on
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years from the date Birmingham City Council received your request. Any
personal data that you provide to Birmingham City Council will be held in
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Philip Wilson
Caldicott Co-ordinator
Tel: 0121 303 9462
email: [email address]

Communications and Information Team
Adults and Communities Directorate
Birmingham City Council
Louisa Ryland House
44 Newhall Street
Birmingham B3 3PL

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Birmingham City Council

15 February 2010

FOI 3769 Refusal on cost grounds.pdf
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Dear Nindi Kaar
Please find response to your latest FOI 3769

Philip Wilson
Caldicott Co-ordinator
Tel: 0121 303 9462
email: [email address]

Communications and Information Team
Adults and Communities Directorate
Birmingham City Council
Louisa Ryland House
44 Newhall Street
Birmingham B3 3PL

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