IMCA services

Waiting for an internal review by Brent Borough Council of their handling of this request.

Dear Brent Borough Council,

My request is for information relating to the appointment of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Specifically, I would like to request the following information:

i. Does the authority have a contract with any provider(s) for the provision of IMCA services? If so, who? If the authority has contracted with more than one provider since the coming into force of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, it would be helpful to have a full list (i.e. including providers with whom the authority no longer contracts).

ii. Was the contract for provision of IMCA services the subject of public tendering or advertisement? If so, can I have a copy of the advert / invitation to tender?

iii. To the extent that it is disclosable under the FOIA, can I have a copy of the authority’s contract with provider(s) of IMCA services?

iv. Over the last two years, how many referrals has the local authority made to the IMCA provider(s)?

v. If possible, can I have a breakdown of those referrals into the categories identified by the Mental Capacity Act as being decisions in relation to which an IMCA should or may be instructed (i.e. serious medical treatment; change of residence; care review; adult protection case; deprivation of liberty)?

vi. If a standard form is used for making a referral to the IMCA service, can I have a copy of that form?

vii. If the authority has produced any guidance or statement of internal policy or procedure (beyond the MCA Code of Practice and DOLS Code of Practice) as to the circumstances in which an IMCA referral must or may be made, can I have a copy of it?

viii. How many (if any) of the referrals made to the IMCA service within the last two years have been refused by that service (i.e. no IMCA has been allocated); and on what grounds have they been refused?

ix. How many (if any) of the cases in which referrals were made to the IMCA service within the last two years have progressed to proceedings in the Court of Protection? If possible, could I have a breakdown by the nature of the application to the Court (i.e. s.21A Mental Capacity Act; health and welfare decision; financial decision).

x. On how many (if any) occasions within the last two years have IMCAs appointed by the authority made applications to the Court of Protection in relation to decisions made by the authority? If available, it would be helpful to know, in broad terms, what the outcome of those applications has been.

If need be, please do feel free to break the request down and to treat it as more than one request.

Yours faithfully,

Mr D Edwards

Adult Social Care FOI, Brent Borough Council

Brent Council - INFORMATION REQUEST

Our Reference: 1756582
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Dear Mr. Edwards

We are reviewing our responses to freedom of information requests.
 

It is unclear from our records whether you have received a response to
your request. If you have not received a response and still require one,
could you please send a reply to this email and I will ensure that it is
followed up.

Yours sincerely

Raj Seedher
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Dear Adult Social Care FOI,

Thanks for checking. I haven't received a response, no. I look forward to doing so.

Yours sincerely,

Mr D Edwards

Dear Adult Social Care FOI,

I have still had no response to this request. Could I ask for an update?

Yours sincerely,

Mr D Edwards

Dear Brent Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Brent Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'IMCA services'.

A response to this request is now long overdue.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/i...

Yours faithfully,

Mr D Edwards

Freedom of Information, Brent Borough Council

Dear Mr Edwards

We are sorry for the delay in answering your request. I have asked the relevant departments to respond to your request as soon as possible.

We will initiate an Internal Review into why no response has been sent to date.

The timetable for responding to Internal Reviews is 20 working days from complaint, although this can be extended to 40 wd where the issues are complex. Where practicable the review will be undertaken by a senior manager who has not involved in handling the request.

Regards

Stephen Williams

for Brent ITU

Brent Civic Centre
Engineers Way
Wembley HA9 0FJ

020 8937 1426

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