Children’s social care eligibility criteria

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Dear Manchester City 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

Manchester City Council

Dear Ms Lucas

Re: Request for Information - Reference No: CHS/8WYEXJ

Thank you for your request for information received by Manchester City
Council on 8th August 2012.

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Yours sincerely

Cath Cryer
Information Compliance Unit
Democratic Services
PO Box 532
Town Hall
Albert Square
Manchester
M60 2LA

Email: [Manchester City Council request email]
Website: www.manchester.gov.uk

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Manchester City Council

Dear Clare Lucas

Re: - Request for Information – Eligibility for services (Section 17) -
Reference Number: CHS/8WYEXJ

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by
Manchester City Council on 8 August 2012.

Unfortunately from the details you have provided to date, we have been
unable to identify the information you have requested.

In order that your request may be progressed, please would you clarify; is
the information you seek regarding eligibility criteria for services for
children with disabilities?

If you have any queries or require any further advice or assistance in
making your request, please contact the team on the number below.

If we do not hear from you within three months of the date of this email,
we will assume that you do not wish to pursue your request for information
and we will close the file.

Yours sincerely

Information Governance | Postal Address: | Tel: 0161 234 3040/1837
Team | Children's | Internal: 800 3040/1837
Children's Services | Services | Fax: 0161 276 7629
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Dear Manchester City Council,

Furtehr your previous email (re case Reference Number: CHS/8WYEXJ), I am looking for eligibility critieria for services for Children in Need as defined under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989.

I hope this clarifies the matter.

Yours faithfully,

Clare Lucas

Manchester City Council

Dear Clare Lucas,

Re: Request for Information - Childrens Socialcare Eligibility - Reference
Number: CHS/8WYEXJ

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by
Manchester City Council on 08 August 2012 and has been considered under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You asked:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request the following
information on eligibility for children’s services (for the purposes of
this request, childrens’ 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?

In response to your request, I have summarised the information as follows.

The MCC website provides advice and information for the public with regard
to how referrals can be made inorder to access a social work assessment for
any child deemed to be in need, as defined under the Children Act 1989 Sec
17.
All social work assessments are compliant with the Framework for the
Assessment of Children in Need and there Families.
We also publicise on the website Eligibility Criteria for Short Breaks for
Children in Need due to a disability.Eligibility is based upon the child's
individual support needs and again a child with high support needs will be
assessed by a social worker using the Framework for Assessment as
described.

This information may be subject to copyright. Freedom of Information does
not give you an automatic right to re-use this information in a way that
would infringe copyright, for example, by publishing the information or
making multiple copies.

Please note if you are not satisfied with this response you may ask for an
internal review. If you wish to complain you should contact me in the
first instance.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF .

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Heather Johns
Area Safeguarding Manager
Children's Services
3rd Floor, One First Street
Manchester, M15 4FN (for sat nav systems please use M1 5DE)

Postal Address:
Children's Services
Manchester City Council
PO Box 532
Town Hall
Manchester
M60 2LA

Tel: 0161 881 0911 (switch)
Fax: 0161 276 7629
cs[Manchester City Council request email]
www.manchester.gov.uk

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