Dear Yewande,

Thank you for your request dated today's date and I regret to inform you that "Yewande" is not a valid name for the purposes of Section 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Section 8(1) of the FOIA sets out the requirements of a valid request for information and says that a request must, amongst other things, "state the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence". The ICO has issued guidance on what is an acceptable name and states that the use of the phrase "the name of the applicant" in section 8(1) (b) indicates that the real name of the applicant should be used when requesting information.

See the ICO’s guidance document Recognising a Request made under the FoI Act (Section 8) paragraphs 14 onwards, particularly paragraph 25. In order for your request to comply with this requirement, I would be grateful if you could provide your full name.

The Information Commissioner considers that a relatively informal approach is appropriate and therefore title and or first name with a surname satisfies the requirement for provision of a real name, as does the use by a female applicant of her maiden name. The prime consideration is whether enough of a person's full name has been provided to give a reasonable indication of that person's identity.

In the circumstances and, in order that I can process your request, can you please provide me with your surname.

If you should require any further information or assistance then please do not hesitate to contact me.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course

If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests for internal reviews should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield HD1 9EL. Alternatively, you can send an email to: [email address].

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act. The Information Commissioner’s website is at www.ico.org.uk and gives more information about the role and duties of the Commissioner. The ICO telephone helpline on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 is available between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Regards

Information Governance Team
Kirklees Council
Governance Service
PO Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL

Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see the Kirklees Council privacy notice

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Dear Yewande Ajayi,

Reference number: 35365

I confirm receipt of your information request and that we are dealing with this and will respond to you in due course.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 allow up to 20 working days for responding to information requests.

If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests for internal reviews should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield HD1 9EL. Alternatively, you can send an email to: [email address].

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act. The Information Commissioner’s website is at www.ico.org.uk and gives more information about the role and duties of the Commissioner. The ICO telephone helpline on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 is available between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Regards

Information Governance Team
Kirklees Council
Governance Service
PO Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL

Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see the Kirklees Council privacy notice

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Dear Yewande Ajayi,

Reference number: 35365

Thank you for your recent enquiry.

From our preliminary assessment, it is clear that we will not be able to answer your request without further clarification.

The Council requires further information in order to identify and locate the information you have asked for. In particular, the service have asked for the following;

The first question states: The following questions are about care leavers (Aged 18 – 21) placed in supported accommodation who receiving floating support, these young people come under the Leaving Care Act 2000.

Supported Accommodation is the provision of accommodation and support, under The new Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 apply where children aged 16 and 17 are placed under section 22C(6)(d) or 23B(8)(b) of the Children Act 1989.

Floating support is when a support service is provided in the young person’s own tenancy.

It is confusing you are either placed in supported accommodation or receive floating support in your own tenancy. Which one are the answers required for?

Once you have clarified the information you require, we will action your request. If we do not receive clarification within a month, this question will be considered to have lapsed.

• Under section 1(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA), a public authority need not comply with a request unless any further information reasonably required to locate the information is supplied.

• Under regulation 12(4)(c) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2014 (EIR), a public authority can refuse to answer a request that is too general, provided the public authority has gone back to the requester and asked for extra information, offering advice and assistance to help to explain, clarify or rephrase their request.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you would like to discuss this email, please contact us.

Regards

Information Governance Team
Kirklees Council
Governance Service
PO Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL

Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see the Kirklees Council privacy notice

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Dear Yewande Ajayi,

I am writing in response to your request dated 12/01/2024. This has been
dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

May I first of all apologise for the delay in responding to your request.

The Council’s response to your specific questions is set out below:

I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act
for access to the following information:

Please Note: The following questions are about care leavers (Aged 18 – 21)
placed in supported accommodation who receiving floating support, these
young people come under the Leaving Care Act 2000.

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Who are the currently supported accommodation providers you use for 18+ │
│floating support & accommodation? │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│We use a 16+ Supported Accommodation Electronic Market Place to call of │
│commissions. Currently we have 19 Ofsted registered providers on the │
│current EMP.  All placements are made before the 18^th Birthday. Adult │
│Service will take over commissioning responsibility if they have ongoing│
│care and support needs. │
│ │
│  │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What provider out of your current list of supported accommodation │
│providers has the majority of your care leavers? │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Dreamss │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What is the minimum support hours L.A requirement for 18-21 care leavers│
│in supported accommodation? for example, a min of 2 hours. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│We cannot answer this question as most care leavers will move on from │
│their supported accommodation around their 18^th birthday. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What is the current minimum cost L.A. pays for 18+ floating │
│accommodations? (Accommodation Only) for example, £500PW per placement │
│depending on support needs. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│£550 per week │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│How many service users were placed with your L.A between the years 2022 │
│- 2023? │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│We funded 92 16+ supported accommodation placements in 2022-23. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What are the practical postcodes your L.A placements team require for │
│18+ service users? │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Where appropriate, we will always make placements within Kirklees │
│boundary as a first choice, then our neighbouring authorities. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What are the current issues your L. A’s placement team face when it │
│comes to placing 18+ service users in supported accommodation? │
│ │
│  │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│The Placement Team do not place 18+ young people in supported │
│accommodation. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What is the placements teams’ budget per week for 18+ placements? │
│ │
│for example, £620PW per placement including 3 support hours. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│No specific budget exists for 18+ placements. Costs are met from overall│
│16+ Leaving care supported accommodation budget.  │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What is the procedure for your L.A if a provider wishes to join both │
│on-tender & off-tender providers list? │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│As previously mentioned, we have an Electronic Market Place for 16+ │
│supported accommodation. Providers can apply at any time via the │
│Yortender platform and we evaluate new applications twice a year (in May│
│and October). We include full details of the EMP at Appendix 1. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What are the main KPI's (key performance indicators) your L.A placements│
│team use to separate a good semi-independent service to a bad one │
│specifically for 18+ service users? │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│We do not currently have any KPIs in place and review each placement on │
│a case by case basis.  The 16+ supported accommodation service │
│specification sets out the council’s requirements.  We monitor providers│
│against the service specification via contract visits.  From the 28^th │
│October 2023 all 16+ Supported Accommodation providers must be Ofsted │
│registered, we have a duty to only use providers who are Ofsted │
│registered. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What are the main factors your L.A Placements team use to ascertain │
│whether a placement / provider is a good match for 18+ service users? │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│In no particular order: │
│ │
│Availability │
│ │
│Location │
│ │
│Value for money │
│ │
│Right fit for the young person │
│ │
│Young person’s choice │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What is the L.A's budget for support hours specifically per hour for 18+│
│service users ? │
│ │
│for example £21.50 per additional support hour. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│No specific budget exists for 18+ placements. Costs are met from overall│
│16+ Leaving care supported accommodation budget.  │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What type of accommodation is needed but in short supply for your L.A │
│placements team ? I.e. studio's, shared, 2 bed flats etc. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│High quality Individual flats are always popular and in demand.  │
│Location is always a very important factor.  │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What is the L.A placements team budget per week for the following │
│accommodation: Studio, 1 bed Flat, 2 bed flat, Shared Accommodation. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│There is no specific weekly budget, the Placement Team is a demand led │
│service meeting our statutory duties. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│When does the L.A plan to publish their next tender for 18+ placements ?│
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Adult Service have recently established an 18+ Supported Accommodation │
│Electronic Market Place.  The next closing date for new applications is │
│30 April 2024. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│What is L.A's standard procedure before placing an 18+ service user with│
│a provider for the first time ? │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│For care homes they have to be registered with CQC and are rated at │
│least Good.  To contract with Adult Services they have to agree to Care │
│Home Contract terms and conditions.  The Care Manager is expected to do │
│their due diligence.  │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Who are the current providers you use for 18+ unstaffed accommodation? │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│There is no list of 18+ unstaffed accommodation as we do not have any │
│commissioned. │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review.  Requests for internal reviews should
be submitted within 2 months of the date of receipt of the response to
your original request and should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer,
PO Box 1720, Huddersfield, HD1 9EL, you can also send an email to:
[1][email address]. 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right
under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner
for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt
with in accordance with the requirements of the Act.  The Information
Commissioner’s website is at [2]www.ico.org.uk and gives more information
about the role and duties of the Commissioner.  The ICO telephone helpline
on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 is available between 9am and 5pm, Monday
to Friday.

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Team

Kirklees Council
Governance Service

PO Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL

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