LAC and Care Leavers Levels of Care

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Dear Central Bedfordshire Council,

1. Regarding your Looked After Children aged 16-17 and for your Care Leavers aged 18-25 who are currently placed in semi-independent unregulated accommodation, please could you define the different levels/categories of care that the council has for these individuals.

2. Please could you let me know what the average cost per week per service user per Care Level per provider is when these individuals are placed in semi-independent accommodation.

An example of this could be:

.................................Care Level 1....Care Level 2....Care Level 3....Care Level 4....Care Level 5
Supplier Name 1.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx............
Supplier Name 2.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx.............
Supplier Name 3.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx.............
Supplier Name 4.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx............

3. Please let me know how many Looked After Children aged 16-17 you currently accommodate in semi-independent unregulated accommodation per care level.

4. Please let me know how many Care Leavers aged 18-25 you currently accommodate in semi independent unregulated accommodation per care level.

Yours faithfully,

James Oliver

Catherine-Anne Gallacher, Central Bedfordshire Council

Information request
Our reference: 3714158

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Dear Mr Oliver
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 18 June
2020 concerning 
 
1. Regarding your Looked After Children aged 16-17 and for your Care
Leavers aged 18-25 who are currently placed in semi-independent
unregulated accommodation, please could you define the different
levels/categories of care that the council has for these individuals.

2. Please could you let me know what the average cost per week per service
user per Care Level per provider is when these individuals are placed in
semi-independent accommodation.
An example of this could be:
.................................Care Level 1....Care Level 2....Care
Level 3....Care Level 4....Care Level 5
Supplier Name
1.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx............
Supplier Name
2.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx.............
Supplier Name
3.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx.............
Supplier Name
4.....£xx...................£xx....................£xx..................£xx................£xx............

3. Please let me know how many Looked After Children aged 16-17 you
currently accommodate in semi-independent unregulated accommodation per
care level.

4. Please let me know how many Care Leavers aged 18-25 you currently
accommodate in semi independent unregulated accommodation per care level.
 
We are dealing with your request and we aim to send a response by 16 July
2020.
 

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Yours sincerely
 
 
Catherine-Anne Gallacher
Records and Risk Officer
Information Governance
0300 300 5657
[Central Bedfordshire Council request email]
 
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Catherine-Anne Gallacher, Central Bedfordshire Council

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Information request
Our reference: 3714158

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Dear Mr Oliver
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 18 June 2020.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Catherine-Anne Gallacher
Records and Risk Officer
Information Governance
0300 300 5657
[Central Bedfordshire Council request email]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.