Introduction of weekly £400 cap for Adult Social Care provision
Dear Newham Borough Council,
LBN recently introduced a weekly £400 cap for some Adult Social Care provision.
1) How many Service Users will be impacted by this change?
2) What is the maximum weekly individual amount provided previously?
3) What is the ancipated annual saving resulting from the introduction of the cap ?
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Baikie
FOI/EIR Information request
Our reference: 37112915
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Dear Andrew Baikie
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Dear London Borough of Newham,
My apologies, I believe the recent Cabinet decision was to REMOVE the cap on charges, not add or apply a cap as my original narrative suggested.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Baikie
Good Afternoon
Please confirm as to whether you now wish to revise your request as per the statement below (revised request below) withdraw or resubmit a new request?
Many thanks
Information Rights Team
London Borough of Newham
Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London E16 2QU
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Revised Request
LBN recently decided to remove the cap for some Adult Social Care provision.
1) How many Service Users will be impacted by this change?
2) What is the maximum weekly individual amount provided previously?
3) What is the anticipated annual saving resulting from the introduction (removal) of the cap ? (if applicable?)
Good Morning
We are writing to ask you to please confirm how you wish to proceed with your request following your further email on 14th January, as detailed below.
We will not be able to take this matter further without this clarification from you. Please let us know by 31/01/2025.
If we do not hear from you within the time frame provided, we shall take it that you do not wish to pursue this request and will consider the request closed.
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Team
[Newham Council request email]
Dear InformationRightsTeam,
Thank you for your most recent email.
I would like you to proceed as per the revised request.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Baikie
FOI/EIR Information request
Our reference: 37112915
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Dear Andrew Baikie
Thank you for your request for information received on 30 January 2025.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Team
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