Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

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Dear Bracknell Forest Borough Council,

Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
1 - How many assessments under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were conducted during the period 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020 by each of the following:
a.) Council employed Best Interest Assessors
b.) Independent Best Interest Assessors (not employed directly by the Council)
c.) Mental Health Assessors
d.) Assessments allocated to 3rd party service providers for completion

2- Please provide the total spend on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards assessments between 01/01/2020 and 31/12/2020, on each of the following:
a.) Employed Best Interest Assessors
b.) Independent Best Interest Assessors
c.) Mental Health Assessors
d.) 3rd party service providers

3 – What is the standard price paid per BIA assessment
4 – What is the standard price paid per Mental Health Assessment for DoLS
5 - Please provide the name of the local DoLS Lead or Team Manager

Yours faithfully,

Jim Ward

Information Compliance-Officer, Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Dear Jim Ward

 

Thank you for your request for information, below, which was received by
the Council ( 10/02/21)  and I will deal with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.  The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests
promptly, and in any case no later than 20 working days (by 10/03/21)
unless it is necessary to consider the public interest, in which case a
full response must be provided within such a time as is reasonable in the
circumstances and I will write to you again if this occurs.

 

 

The Council is fully utilising its facilities in order to complete all
freedom information requests and subject access requests within the
statutory time scale.. However, whilst we are making every effort to
fulfil every request, it is acknowledged both by the Council and the ICO
that sometimes other pressures will have to take priority during this
difficult time and people may experience unavoidable delays to  their FOI
and SAR response  times. We thank you for your patience in this
challenging time.

 

 

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact us.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Information Compliance Team

Legal Services

Delivery

Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000

Email: [email address]

Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

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Information Compliance-Officer, Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Dear Jim Ward

 

 

 

I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information.

 

Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.

 

 

 

1 - How many assessments under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were
conducted during the period 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020 by each of the
following:

 

 a. Council employed Best Interest Assessors

161

 

 b. Independent Best Interest Assessors (not employed directly by the
Council)

26

 

 c. Mental Health Assessors

148

 

 d. Assessments allocated to 3rd party service providers for completion

0

 

2- Please provide the total spend on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
assessments between 01/01/2020 and 31/12/2020, on each of the following:

 

a.)     Employed Best Interest Assessors - £60,000

 

b.)     Independent Best Interest Assessors - £5,750

 

c.)     Mental Health Assessors - £26,196

 

d.)     3rd party service providers – N/A

 

 

 

3 – What is the standard price paid per BIA assessment  - £250

 

4 – What is the standard price paid per Mental Health Assessment for DoLS 
- £177

 

5 - Please provide the name of the local DoLS Lead or Team Manager – We
not name provide staff names lower than Assistant Director level.  Their
job title is Head of Safeguarding & Practice Development’

 

 

 

You may also find it helpful to refer to our web page
https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/busi...
which contains other helpful information as well.

 

 

If you have any queries about this matter please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Information Compliance Team

Legal Services

Delivery

Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000

Email: [email address]

Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

 

 

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