Resource Allocation Systems for Adult Social Care

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Dear Stockton on Tees Council,

Please treat the following questions as a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

1) Do you use a Resource Allocation System (RAS) to determine individual’s funding for adult social care?
2) If you don’t use a RAS do you use an alternative system? What is that system? Please provide any policies or guidelines that describe this system.
3) Please provide any policies, guidelines or any documents which describe the process for making funding decisions based on the RAS or alternative system.
4) For either a RAS or alternative system have you had to adapt the system/process for different client groups, scenarios/circumstances or for any other reason? Please provide any policies or guidelines which describe these adaptations.

Yours faithfully,

Carl Cross

Stockton on Tees Council

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Dear Carl Cross

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
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Thank you for your correspondence received on 03 October 2019

 

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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD

(01642) 527521

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Dear Carl Cross

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 1457/1920

Thank you for your correspondence received on 03 October 2019. In response
to your request I can now provide the following information. 

1) Do you use a Resource Allocation System (RAS) to determine individual’s
funding for adult social care?

Yes

 

2) If you don’t use a RAS do you use an alternative system? What is that
system? Please provide any policies or guidelines that describe this
system.

3) Please provide any policies, guidelines or any documents which describe
the process for making funding decisions based on the RAS or alternative
system.

The RAS is determined from the Care Act so there are no specific
policies. 

 

4) For either a RAS or alternative system have you had to adapt the
system/process for different client groups, scenarios/circumstances or for
any other reason? Please provide any policies or guidelines which describe
these adaptations.

The RAS has been adapted to reflect the differing costs of care for client
groups but this is done automatically in the system.  There is no policy
as the amendments are done automatically.

 

 

If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first
instance.

 

However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has
been handled, you can submit a complaint to
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If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with
the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to
the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.  Telephone: 0303 123 1113  Website:
[2]www.ico.org.uk

 

The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Sarah McLaren

Information Governance Team

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD

(01642) 527455

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