LAC and Care Leavers Levels of Care

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Dear Milton Keynes 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

Freedom of Information Team, Milton Keynes Council

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Reference: FOI-223359650
Date of request: 01/07/2020
Title of request: LAC and Care Leavers Levels of Care

Dear James Oliver,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request is being
considered and you will receive the information requested within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days.

In the event that the information cannot be released you will be advised
within 20 working days, including your rights of appeal.

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Freedom of Information Team

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Good Day,

 

Regarding your FOI request we would like to inform you that we do not
commission any pre-set levels of care so we would be unable to breakdown
the information as you have requested.

 

Please can you confirm if you would be interested in aggregated totals?

 

Please also be aware that when we have been asked for similar information
regarding costs of care and breakdown by supplier we have not provided it
under Commercial Interests exemption(Section 43 of the Act) as providing
this could harm our negotiating position in trying to get the best deal
for Milton Keynes Council Tax payers.

 

Kindly respond to this request for further information within 40 working
days. If we do not hear from you, we will close your case.

 

Thank you for your time.

 

Kind Regards

FOI Team

Information Governance

Milton Keynes Council

Civic Centre, 1 Saxon Gate East

Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ

 

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Dear Freedom of Information Act,
Aggregated totals will be fine, thank you.

Yours sincerely,

James Oliver

Freedom of Information Team, Milton Keynes Council

Reference: FOI-223359650
Date of request: 14/09/2020
Title of request: LAC and Care Leavers Levels of Care

Dear James Oliver,

Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
we are able to provide is below.

We believe that providing any details of how much placements can cost
would harm the commercial interests of ourselves and our suppliers. If a
new supplier knew how much their competitors were charging then they could
set their price levels to give themselves a commercial advantage to the
detriment of the existing supplier. Similarly, if the new supplier knew
what we were willing to pay they may raise their prices to get more from
us. As our budgets come from taxpayers there would be strong public
interest in withholding the information.

 

Also, our levels of care are bespoke to the needs of the children so there
are no bands or levels for us to supply.

 

Q1 – we do not have any set levels of care. Our provision is tailored to
the needs of the Children/Young People.

Q2 – exempt under S.43 Commercial Interests as above

Q3 – 21 cases under OFSTED placement code H5 Semi-independent living
accommodation not subject to Children’s Homes Regulations and 7 cases
under P2 - Independent Living (inc. visiting Support).

Q4 – 38 cases recorded as Semi-independent, transitional accommodation and
11 as Supported lodgings

If you have a complaint about the handling of your request then you may
request an internal review within the next 40 working days which will be
considered as part of Stage 2 of the Council’s complaints procedure.

 

You also have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow 

Cheshire 

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113

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Best Regards

Freedom of Information Team

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