Changes to short breaks services for children with a learning disability
Dear Southend on Sea Borough Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the following information in relation to short breaks services for children with a learning disability in your local authority:
1) How many children aged 0-18 with a learning disability were known to social services in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12?
2) How many children aged 0-18 with a learning disability attended short breaks services, as set out in paragraph 4 (‘Types of services which must be provided’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’, in:
i. 2009/10
ii. 2010/11
iii. 2011/12;
and what is your projection for short breaks service use in 2012/13?
3) Do you have a short breaks services statement in accordance with paragraph 5 (‘Short breaks services statement’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’?
4) If you have published a short breaks services statement in accordance with paragraph 5 (‘Short breaks services statement’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’:
i. when was it published?
ii. please provide details of your latest statement
5) How many short breaks services, as set out in paragraph 4 (‘Types of services which must be provided’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’, closed in:
i. 2009/10
ii. 2010/11
iii. 2011/12;
and are you planning to close any short breaks services in 2012/13?
6) If there have been short breaks service closures within the local authority, have any alternative services been put in place for those who attended the short breaks service?
Yours faithfully,
Clare Lucas
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From: Clare Lucas <[FOI #124449 email]>
Sent: 2012/08/06 14:04:38
To: FOI requests at Southend on Sea Borough Council <[email address]
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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Changes to short breaks servic
es for children with a learning disability
Dear Southend on Sea Borough Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the
following information in relation to short breaks services for
children with a learning disability in your local authority:
1) How many children aged 0-18 with a learning disability were
known to social services in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12?
2) How many children aged 0-18 with a learning disability attended
short breaks services, as set out in paragraph 4 (‘Types of
services which must be provided’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of
Disabled Children Regulations 2011’, in:
i. 2009/10
ii. 2010/11
iii. 2011/12;
and what is your projection for short breaks service use in
2012/13?
3) Do you have a short breaks services statement in accordance with
paragraph 5 (‘Short breaks services statement’) of the ‘Breaks for
Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’?
4) If you have published a short breaks services statement in
accordance with paragraph 5 (‘Short breaks services statement’) of
the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’:
i. when was it published?
ii. please provide details of your latest statement
5) How many short breaks services, as set out in paragraph 4
(‘Types of services which must be provided’) of the ‘Breaks for
Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’, closed in:
i. 2009/10
ii. 2010/11
iii. 2011/12;
and are you planning to close any short breaks services in 2012/13?
6) If there have been short breaks service closures within the
local authority, have any alternative services been put in place
for those who attended the short breaks service?
Yours faithfully,
Clare Lucas
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Dear Clare Lucas,
Thank you for your request received on 10^th August 2012 for information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your request should receive a
reply by 10^th September 2012.
If you have any queries please get in touch quoting the FOI reference
number FOI 00870
Kind regards,
Sarah Mitchell – Corporate Freedom of Information Team – Southend-on-Sea
Borough Council
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