Institutional abuse and Evictions of Care Home Residents

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council did not have the information requested.

Dear Welwyn Hatfield District Council,

1) Please supply information relating to the incidence of attempts by care providers to evict residents in care homes - that is, care providers giving residents notice to leave or otherwise attempting to get them to leave without their involvement in the decision or against their wishes.

Please indicate the number of cases you are aware of for the last 3 years, also indicating if and how your council responded to the situation, and what was the ultimate result of the sitaution, i.e. if and how the situation was resolved.

2) Please provide me with the number of instances your council is aware of where either CQC or local authority safeguarding procedures have substantiated allegations of insitutional abuse of a Leonard Cheshire social care service user over the past 3 years.

Further, please provide anonymised information on the alleged behaviour by Leonard Cheshire resulting in the conclusion.

Yours faithfully,

Doug Paulley

Ian Colyer, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Dear Mr Paulley,

Thank you for your request for information received on 25th June 2010.
Unfortunately, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has no responsibility for
care homes and consequently holds no information relating to your
request. You request should be directed to Hertfordshire County Council
who have responsibility for care homes located in the Borough. They can
be contacted at www.hertsdirect.org or by emailing
[email address]

Yours sincerely,

Ian Colyer,
Freedom of Information Officer,
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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Dear Ian Colyer,

Thank you for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Doug Paulley