CCG Headqua
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55 Woodgate
From the office of:
Mr Ket Chudasama
Loughboroug
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Leicestershire
Telephone:
01509 567702
LE11 2TZ
Our ref:
WL090618
Tel: 01509 567 700
Fax: 01509 567 792
03 July 2018
By email to:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Mr Dale
Freedom of Information Request
Response from West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
Thank you for your request which was received by West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
(WLCCG) on Wednesday 20th June 2018, for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please find below your questions for ease of reference (in italics) and the organisation’s response.
Question 1: The number of new “in-county” residential care Learning Disability care placements you
have fully or partly funded between 1 July 2017 and 31 May 2018.
Response to Q1: 0.
Question 2: The number of new “out of county” residential care Learning Disability care placements
you have fully or partly funded between 1 July 2017 and 31 May 2018.
Response to Q2: 0.
Question 3: The average weekly fee for the new “in-county” placements at 1 above (please provide
the range of fees (highest and lowest), and the median and mean).
Response to Q3: £0 – please see the response to question 1.
Question 4: The average weekly fee for the new “out of-county” placements at 2 above (please
provide range of fees (highest and lowest), and the median and mean).
Response to Q4: £0 – please see the response to question 2.
Question 5: The number of new “in-county” supported living Learning Disability care placements that
cost over £1000 per week that you have fully or partly funded between 1 July 2017 and 31 May 2018.
Response to Q5: The CCG is applying Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Section 40(2) allows a public authority to be exempt from the request if the disclosure of the
information would breach the Data Protection Act 2018. The number of new in county supported
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learning disability care placements over £1000 in the timeframe specified is very small and therefore
the provision of the information could potentially lead to the identification of patients. Due to this, the
CCG will not be providing this information.
Question 6: The number of new “out of county” supported living Learning Disability care placements
that cost over £1000 per week you have fully or partly funded between 1 July 2017 and 31 May 2018.
Response to Q6: 0.
Question 7: The average weekly fee for the new “in-county” placements at 5 above (please provide
the range of fees (highest and lowest), and the median and mean). Response to Q7: The average weekly fee was £1481, the highest weekly fee was £2480 and the
lowest weekly fee was £212.
Question 8: The average weekly fee for the new “out of-county” placements at 6 above (please
provide range of fees (highest and lowest), and the median and mean).
Response to Q8: £0. Please see the response to question 6.
Question 9: A list of care providers you have used for new placements for learning disability
residential care between 1 July 2017 and 31 May 2018 and the number of placements they have
received in that period.
Response to Q9: Not applicable.
Question 10: A list of care providers you have used for new placements for learning disability
supported living care between 1 July 2017 and 31 May 2018 and the number of placements they have
received in that period.
Response to Q10: The care providers are LD Pooled Budget and Leicester City Council.
In relation to the number of placements they have received in the period specified, the CCG is
applying Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Section 40(2) allows a public authority
to be exempt from the request if the disclosure of the information would breach the Data Protection
Act 2018. The number of placements is very small and the provision of this information could
potentially lead to the identification of the patients concerned therefore the CCG will not be providing
this information.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request please contact the
Corporate Affairs Officer. They can be contacted by writing to the following address:
Corporate Affairs Officer
West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
55 Woodgate
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 2TZ
If you are still not satisfied following this, you can make an appeal to the Information Commissioner
(ICO) who is the statutory regulator. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted WLCCG’s complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
T: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745
E:
xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx. Yours Sincerely,
Ket Chudasama
Director of Performance & Corporate Affairs
t: 01509 567702
