Arrangements for independent advocacy

South Derbyshire District Council did not have the information requested.

Kate Mercer Training

Dear South Derbyshire District Council,

We would like to request information on which (if any) services you commission to provide Independent Advocacy for people accessing support in the following processes in your area:

- s117 aftercare (under the Mental Health Act)
- Continuing Health Care (CHC)
- Continuing Care
- personal wheelchair budgets
- personal health budgets

Q1. Could you provide details of any service(s) you commission to provide Independent Advocacy Support to adults and children or young people receiving aftercare support under section 117 of the Mental Health Act?

Q2. Could you provide details of any service(s) you commission to provide Independent Advocacy Support to people going through Continuing Health Care processes (adult) or Continuing Care (children)?

Q3. Could you provide details of any service(s) you commission to provide Independent Advocacy Support to people accessing personal wheelchair budgets?

Q4 Could you provide details of any service(s) you commission to provide Independent Advocacy Support to people accessing or using personal health budgets processes (both adult and children)?

We would be grateful if you could tell us which services are commissioned.

And lastly we would be grateful if you could indicate the budget allocated for any of the above types of advocacy?

Yours faithfully,

Katja Huijbers

FOI, South Derbyshire District Council

Dear Ms Huijbers

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request

I acknowledge your request for information received today, concerning arrangement for independent advocacy.

The issues you raised in your request are not handled by South Derbyshire District Council, they are dealt with by Derbyshire County Council and you can e-mail your request to [email address] .

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 1231113

www.ico.org.uk

Kind Regards

Sharon Harvey
Secretarial Support Officer
T: 01283 595868

www.southderbyshire.gov.uk

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