Needs assessments and social care provision for working age adults with a learning disability

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Dear Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I kindly request the following information on needs assessments for working age adults with a learning disability and social care provision (as set out in Section 8 of the Care Act 2014) provided for working age adults with a learning disability.

Where questions refer to ‘learning disability’, please include individuals with ‘learning disability’ as their primary support reason.

1. How many working-age adults (aged 18-64) with a learning disability were refused an assessment for adult social care in:

a. 2018/19

b. 2017/18

c. 2016/17

d. 2015/16

e. 2014/15

2. In 2018/19, from the date of their first request for an initial assessment for adult social care, or from the date when the LA first became aware that an assessment was required, how many working-age adults (aged 18-64) with a learning disability had to wait:

a. Over 6 weeks for an assessment to be completed

b. Over 12 weeks for an assessment to be completed

c. Over 24 weeks for an assessment to be completed

d. Please also provide answers to 2(a) to 2(c) for the following years:

i. 2017/18

ii. 2016/17

iii. 2015/16

iv. 2014/15

3. In 2018/19, from the date of their first request for an initial assessment for adult social care, or from the date when the LA first became aware that an assessment was required, how many working-age adults (aged 18-64) had to wait:

a. Over 6 weeks for an assessment to be completed

b. Over 12 weeks for an assessment to be completed

c. Over 24 weeks for an assessment to be completed

d. Please also provide answers to 3(a) to 3(c) for the following years:

i. 2017/18

ii. 2016/17

iii. 2015/16

iv. 2014/15

4. How many working-age adults (aged 18-64) with a learning disability had an assessment for adult social care which identified eligible needs in the following years?

a. 2018/19

b. 2017/18

c. 2016/17

d. 2015/16

e. 2014/15

5. Of the adults identified in questions 4(a) to 4(e) how many were not having all of their eligible needs met after:

a. 6 weeks

b. 12 weeks

c. 24 weeks

6. In 2018/19, how many working-age adults (aged 18-64) with a learning disability had an assessment for adult social care which resulted in no services being provided?

If data is not available for 2018/19, please supply the information for the most recent year that data is available for. Please exclude those who received no services for the reason ‘deceased’.

Yours faithfully,

James Robinson

Strategy Team - Information, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

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Information Governance, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

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Dear Mr Robinson

 

Thank you for your request submitted under the Freedom of Information Act.

 

Following the merger of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s on
01/04/2019 different procedures were introduced and the email system that
you used has not been monitored but a divert was placed on it to our
enquiries teams for them to process requests. It appears that this divert
failed to pass your message on, even though you received an
auto-acknowledgement your request has not been dealt with and we apologise
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Kind regards

 

 

Lorraine Wood

Information Governance Officer

Law & Governance

Working days: *Tuesday – Friday*

T. 01202 451930        

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Clare Taylor (ASC-C), Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

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Dear Mr Robinson

 

Information Request – Freedom of Information Act - FOI 1597 – Adult Social
Care provision for working age adults with a learning disability

 

Further to your request for information received on 14^th January 2020,
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Kind Regards,

 

Clare Taylor

Information Governance Officer and Information Asset Advisor

Adult Social Care – Services and Adult Social Care - Commissioning

T. 01202 633877

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From: Information Governance
Sent: 14 January 2020 12:41
To: 'James Robinson' <[7][FOI #629652 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Needs assessments and social
care provision for working age adults with a learning disability

 

 

Dear Mr Robinson

 

Thank you for your request submitted under the Freedom of Information Act.

 

Following the merger of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s on
01/04/2019 different procedures were introduced and the email system that
you used has not been monitored but a divert was placed on it to our
enquiries teams for them to process requests. It appears that this divert
failed to pass your message on, even though you received an
auto-acknowledgement your request has not been dealt with and we apologise
for this.

 

We have now passed your request to the relevant Service Unit, we realise
that this will mean a delay to providing a response but please be assured
that action has been taken to respond as soon as possible.

 

Please note the email to submit FOI’s to BCP Council is:
[8][BCP Council request email] .

 

Kind regards

 

 

Lorraine Wood

Information Governance Officer

Law & Governance

Working days: *Tuesday – Friday*

T. 01202 451930

[9][email address]

[10]bcpcouncil.gov.uk

 

 

[11]Sign up to BCP Council’s email news service

 

 

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