Changes to short breaks services for children with a learning disability

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Dear Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the following information in relation to short breaks services for children with a learning disability in your local authority:

1) How many children aged 0-18 with a learning disability were known to social services in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12?

2) How many children aged 0-18 with a learning disability attended short breaks services, as set out in paragraph 4 (‘Types of services which must be provided’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’, in:

i. 2009/10
ii. 2010/11
iii. 2011/12;

and what is your projection for short breaks service use in 2012/13?

3) Do you have a short breaks services statement in accordance with paragraph 5 (‘Short breaks services statement’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’?

4) If you have published a short breaks services statement in accordance with paragraph 5 (‘Short breaks services statement’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’:

i. when was it published?
ii. please provide details of your latest statement

5) How many short breaks services, as set out in paragraph 4 (‘Types of services which must be provided’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’, closed in:

i. 2009/10
ii. 2010/11
iii. 2011/12;

and are you planning to close any short breaks services in 2012/13?

6) If there have been short breaks service closures within the local authority, have any alternative services been put in place for those who attended the short breaks service?

Yours faithfully,

Clare Lucas

FreedomofInformation, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Ms. Lucas

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I acknowledge receipt of your request for information received on the
3rd August 2012.

We will process this as soon as possible and let you have our response
within 20 working days.

Yours sincerely,

Kyle Hopkins

Access to Information Assistant

Information Governance Unit

Legal Services

Resources Directorate
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Tel: (01709) 254416
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Internal from new: 54416

Email: [email address]
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FreedomofInformation, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Ms. Lucas

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information – 321

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding children with a
learning disability, please see Rotherham Council’s response below.

 

I kindly request the following information in relation to short breaks
services for children with a learning disability in your local authority:

    

Q1) How many children aged 0-18 with a learning disability were known to
social services in

 

a) 2009/10 = 308

b) 2010/11 = 319

c) 2011/12 = 233

 

The figures given are for all types of impairments.  Also we are only able
to give figures of open cases with social care as of 31st of March each
year:

    

2) How many children aged 0-18 with a learning disability attended short
breaks services, as set out in paragraph 4 (‘Types of services which must
be provided’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations
2011’, in:

    

i.   2009/10  = 319

ii.  2010/11  = 524

iii. 2011/12  = 484

    

and what is your projection for short breaks service use in 2012/13?

 

Rotherham Council’s projection for short breaks service use in 2012/13 is
estimated at the 2011/12 level. 

    

3) Do you have a short breaks services statement in accordance with
paragraph 5 (‘Short breaks services statement’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers
of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’?

 

Yes

    

4) If you have published a short breaks services statement in accordance
with paragraph 5 (‘Short breaks services statement’) of the ‘Breaks for
Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011’:

    

i. when was it published? 

 

1st October 2011 to be reviewed and re-published on 1st October 2012.

 

ii. Please provide details of your latest statement

 

The latest statement is readily available to view at:
[1]www.rotherham.gov.uk\shortbreaks

    

5) How many short breaks services, as set out in paragraph 4 (‘Types of
services which must be provided’) of the ‘Breaks for Carers of Disabled
Children Regulations 2011’, closed in:

    

i.  2009/10  =  None

ii. 2010/11  =  None

iii. 2011/12 =  None

    

and are you planning to close any short breaks services in 2012/13?   No

 

    

6) If there have been short breaks service closures within the local
authority, have any alternative services been put in place for those who
attended the short breaks service?

 

We are in the process of refurbishing our short breaks overnight
residential facility.  We will continue to work with families to offer
alternative short breaks to minimise any disruption during the temporary
closure period.

 

In accordance with the procedures of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough
Council (RMBC), I am advising you that the cost to the authority in
responding to this request has been £182.31 which reflects the staff time
and administration costs involved. RMBC however does not currently make
any charge to customers for processing Freedom of Information Act
requests.

 

If you are not satisfied with this response you have the right to an
internal review by the Council.  Please contact us via the above email
address or by post to Sarah Corbett, Information Governance Manager, Legal
Services, Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham, S60 1AE.

 

If you are not satisfied with the internal review, you can appeal to the
Information Commissioner.  Contact details are: Information Commissioner’s
Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF. Telephone
01625 545700. Alternatively go to [2]http://www.ico.gov.uk/

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

John Blain

Access to Information Officer 
Information Governance Unit

Legal Services

Resources Directorate   
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 

 

Tel: (01709) 336872          
Internal from old: 6872
Internal from new: 746872 

Fax : 01709 336969       

 

Email:  john.blain[3]@rotherham.gov.uk        
Visit our website:  <[4]http://www.rotherham.gov.uk>

 

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