Children’s social care eligibility criteria
Dear Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the following information on eligibility for children’s services (for the purposes of this request, ‘children’s services’ relates to those referenced in Section 17 of the Children’s Act 1989):
1) Does your local authority use eligibility criteria to determine qualification for services for children?
2) If your local authority does use eligibility criteria to determine qualification for services for children:
i. when were they implemented?
ii. were consultations held around introducing them and, if so, what was the consultation period?
iii. please provide details of the eligibility criteria
3) If your local authority does not use eligibility criteria to determine qualification for services for children, by what criteria do you determine a child’s eligibility for such services?
Yours faithfully,
Clare Lucas
Dear Clare,
Thank for you for your request for information regarding 'Children's
social care eligibility criteria' (reference number 21848). Your request
was received on the 8th August 2012 and I am dealing with it under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and /or Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.
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Kind regards,
Heather Wolstenholme
Freedom of Information Officer
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Information Technology Management and Governance
Tel: 01254 585651
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Post: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, IT Dept, G Floor, Tower
Block, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancs. BB1 7DY.
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Dear Clare,
Thank you for your request for information regarding ‘Children’s social care eligibility criteria’ (reference number 21848); please see our response below. If you have any queries regarding this request for information then please don't hesitate to contact me.
1) Does your local authority use eligibility criteria to determine qualification for services for children?
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council do not use eligibility criteria.
2) If your local authority does use eligibility criteria to determine qualification for services for children:
i. when were they implemented?
ii. were consultations held around introducing them and, if so, what was the consultation period?
iii. please provide details of the eligibility criteria
N/A
3) If your local authority does not use eligibility criteria to determine qualification for services for children, by what criteria do you determine a child’s eligibility for such services?
Consistent with the requirements of Section 17 of the Children Act, our assessment are based on The Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (2000). Assessment is undertaken in partnership with the family to determine need and how best to provide services.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to: Sarah Slater, Information Governance Manager, Information Governance, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, G Floor, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 7DY or email [email address].
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
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Kind Regards,
[Name of Council employee removed]
Information Governance Officer
Information Technology, Management and Governance
G Floor, Tower Block
Blackburn Town Hall
Blackburn
BB1 7DY
Tel: 01254 58 5852
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