Average wait times for Adult Social Work Needs Assessments

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Dear Reading Borough Council,

I would like you to provide stats on the average wait times for an Adult Social Work needs assessment over the last 3 years. If possible please break it down by month. If the above breaches the maximum aloud to spend (Section 12 of the FOIA) on a request please prioritise the last year.

I expect a response within 20 working Days.

Yours faithfully,

[name removed]

FOI, CRT, Reading Borough Council

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Dear [name removed]

Thank you for your request for information under the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act (2000).  In accordance with the Act, you can
expect to receive a formal response to your enquiry by the 3 September
2018.

Yours sincerely,

Mr N Bullough

Senior Customer Relations Officer

Customer Relations Team| Directorate of Resources

Civic Office

Bridge Street

Reading Borough Council

RG1 2LU

0118 937 2726 (Internal ext 72726)

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FOI, CRT, Reading Borough Council

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Dear [name removed],

 

Thank you for your request for information under the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act (2000). 

I would like you to provide stats on the average wait times for an Adult
Social Work needs assessment over the last 3 years. If possible please
break it down by month. If the above breaches the maximum time limit to
spend (Section 12 of the FOIA) on a request please prioritise the last
year.

Our response is as follows:

Answer:

Month/Year Average of Wait time in days
2015 3 8.14
2015 4 10.50
2015 5 8.50
2015 6 24.73
2015 7 13.72
2015 8 13.21
2015 9 21.03
2015 10 18.58
2015 11 29.73
2015 12 29.86
   
2016 1 42.32
2016 2 34.61
2016 3 25.90
2016 4 45.22
2016 5 45.97
2016 6 45.87
2016 7 34.68
2016 8 26.83
2016 9 10.86
2016 10 23.85
2016 11 35.91
2016 12 19.50
   
2017 1 20.09
2017 2 6.81
2017 3 40.26
2017 4 13.92
2017 5 20.80
2017 6 19.14
2017 7 13.38
2017 8 21.45
2017 9 27.62
2017 10 56.13
2017 11 47.68
2017 12 47.05
   
2018 1 30.92
2018 2 30.95
2018 3 33.57

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Yours sincerely

Mr N Bullough

Senior Customer Relations Officer

Customer Relations Team| Directorate of Resources

Civic Office

Bridge Street

Reading Borough Council

RG1 2LU

0118 937 2726 (Internal ext 72726)

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