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Dear Stockton on Tees Council,

Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1 - How many assessments under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were conducted during the period 01/05/2009 to 01/05/2017 by the following:

a.) Council employed Best Interest Assessors.
b.) Independent Best Interest Assessors (not employed directly by the Local Authority).
c.) Mental Health Assessors.
d.) Assessments allocated to 3rd part recruitment agency contracts.

2- Total budget spend on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards from 01/05/2009 to 01/05/2017, broken down to include:

a.) The total council spend on DoLS assessments split between employed Best Interest Assessors, Independent Best Interest Assessors, Mental Health Assessors and/or recruitment agencies for the period 01/05/2009 to 01/05/2017
b.) Price paid per BIA assessment.
c.) Price paid per Mental Health Assessment for DoLS.
d.) Total DoLS team budget for 2017-2018.
e.) Details of the current DoLS team members by name / job title and number of qualified Best Interest Assessors working in your local authority. Please include contact details for the current MCA/DoLS Service lead and DoLS team manager.

Yours faithfully,

A.G. Johnson

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Dear AG Johnson

Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations 2004 – Ref: 0075/1718

Thank you for your correspondence received on 09 May 2017.

Your request is being considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (whichever is most appropriate). You will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.

However, please note the Acts define a number of exemptions that may prevent release of the requested information. There will therefore be an assessment of your request to determine if any exemptions apply to the information requested. If the information cannot be released, or only released in part you will be informed of the reasons why, together with any rights of appeal.

If the information requested refers to a third party, they may be consulted before deciding whether it can be released.

Yours sincerely,

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
(01642) 527455
[Stockton on Tees Council request email]
www.stockton.gov.uk

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Dear Ag Johnson

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 0075/1718

 

Thank you for your correspondence received on 09 May 2017. In response to
your request I can now provide the following information. 

 

Q1 - How many assessments under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were
conducted during the period 01/05/2009 to 01/05/2017 by the following:

 

a.) Council employed Best Interest Assessors.

b.) Independent Best Interest Assessors (not employed directly by the
Local Authority).

c.) Mental Health Assessors.

d.) Assessments allocated to 3rd part recruitment agency contracts.

 

Please see tables below.

 

Period Assessments completed by SBC Assessments completed by
BIAs independent BIAs
2009-March 2014 Data not available in the breakdown requested
2014 -2017 1103 2417

Period Assessments completed by DoLS MHAs
2009-March 2014 Data not available in the breakdown requested
2014-2017 2984

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were no assessments allocated to 3^rd party recruitment agency
contracts for the periods specified.

 

Q2- Total budget spend on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards from
01/05/2009 to 01/05/2017, broken down to include:

 

a.)The total council spend on DoLS assessments split between employed Best
Interest Assessors, Independent Best Interest Assessors, Mental Health
Assessors and/or recruitment agencies for the period 01/05/2009 to
01/05/2017

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

The Council does not have available the requested information for the
period 01/05/2009 – 31/03/2014.

For the period 01/04/2014 – 31/03/2016, the Council does not have the
information available in the breakdown requested, but is able to provide a
total expenditure figure on DoLS over the financial years as follows;

2014/15 £232,000

2015/16 £167,000

2016/17 £874,000

 

b.)Price paid per BIA assessment.

 

£175.00

 

c.)Price paid per Mental Health Assessment for DoLS.

 

£175.00

 

d.)Total DoLS team budget for 2017-2018.

 

£815,000

 

e.) Details of the current DoLS team members by name / job title and
number of qualified Best Interest Assessors working in your local
authority. Please include contact details for the current MCA/DoLS Service
lead and DoLS team manager.

 

Service Manager & MCA DoLS Lead Contact: 01642
[1]526156/[email address]

 

MCA DoLS Development Officer Contact: 01642
[2]526644/[email address]

 

0.5 whole time equivalent DoLS Administration Manager

 

2 whole time equivalent DoLS Support Officers

 

There are 28 qualified BIAs working in Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council
who complete Best Interests Assessments (this figure does not include
independent BIAs)

 

If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first
instance.

 

However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has
been handled, you can submit a complaint to [3][Stockton on Tees Council request email] 

 

If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with
the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to
the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.  Telephone: 0303 123 1113  Website:
[4]www.ico.org.uk. 

The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Chris Bollands

Customer Relations and Information Governance Assistant

 

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD

(01642) 527455

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