SEND and ASC transport spend

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Dear Lewisham Borough Council,

We are doing some research into the value of council / authority Special Education Needs & Disability and Adult Social Care transport contracts operated by private hire operators. To this end, could we please request your assistance in obtaining the information below, for your council / authority, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

Data request:
For the last 3 financial years (by year), and latest financial year (estimated):
1. Spend on Special Education Needs & Disability [SEND] transport i.e. taking children with SEND to and from school
2. Number of SEND passengers transported
3. Value of all council / authority SEND transport contracts awarded to taxi operators (PHV) (excluding coach hire)

4. Spend on Adult Social Care [ASC] transport i.e. taking elderly passengers to and from day centres
5. Number of ASC passengers transported
6. Value of all council / authority ASC transport contracts awarded to taxi operators (PHV) or taxi operators (excluding coach hire)

If actual figures aren’t available, is it possible to provide estimates instead? If yes, we would be grateful if you could indicate which figures are estimated.

By ‘contract awarded’ we mean in all contracts regardless of contracting approach e.g. open tender, framework, dps, or other.

Format: Please send through data in whichever format is easiest for you.

Clarification: If the request is unclear, please accept our apologies and let us know what clarification is needed. Similarly if it is not possible to provide the information requested due to it exceeding the cost of compliance limits, we would be grateful if you could advise as to how we might refine our request accordingly.

Thank you for your time and we look forward to your response.

Many thanks,
Tracey Vickers on behalf of HCT Group

Foi, Customer, Lewisham Borough Council

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Dear Lewisham Borough Council,

We have not yet received your reply, please can you update us. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

HCT Group

Dear Lewisham Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Lewisham Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'SEND and ASC transport spend'.

The request was made on the 29th March 2018 and an acknowledgement of receipt was sent. There was then no further communication made. I asked for an update in June, and again, received no further communication.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...

Yours faithfully,

Tracey Vickers, on behalf of HCT Group

Dear Lewisham Borough Council,

I have still not received a response to my FOI request made on 29th March 2018, or my internal review on this matter which was made on 6th August. Please review as a matter of urgency.

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Vickers, on behalf of HCT Group

Casework, CYP, Lewisham Borough Council

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Dear Ms Tracey Vickers
 
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response to your Freedom of Information request. We apologise for the
delay in getting this to you.
Kind regards
 
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth
 
Elizabeth Ajala
Complaints & Access to Records Officer
Children & Young People (CYP)
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0208 314 7435
3rd Floor Laurence House, 1 Catford Road
London SE6 4RU
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Dear Elizabeth,

Thank you for your response and the information requested, I am grateful for your time.

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Vickers, on behalf of HCT Group

Ajala, Elizabeth, Lewisham Borough Council

Dear Ms Tracey Vickers

Thank you for acknowledging receipt.

Kind regards

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Ajala
Complaints & Access to Records Officer
Children & Young People (CYP)
Email: [email address]
0208 314 7435
3rd Floor Laurence House, 1 Catford Road
London SE6 4RU
Lewisham’s website: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk

The information held within this email is highly confidential. The content of this information must not be copied forwarded or disclosed to any person other than the individual it was intended for unless the information must be shared for the purpose it was given. When in receipt of this information please ensure it is protected and maintained securely. When you are finished with the information please delete it from your system. Under no circumstances must this information be kept for longer than needed. If you have received it in error please contact the sender or forward to [email address].ukand delete the email.
If you do not adhere to the above disclaimer you could be in breach of the data protection act 1998 and therefore could face legal proceedings.”

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