Provision of equipment to disabled children
Dear Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council,
Please could you tell me:
1. How many children are currently on your Childrens Disability
Register.
2. How many specialist beds have been provided(ie needs identified
through assessment, suitable bed identified and funded & provided)
to disabled children by your council since 1st January 2008 to
date.
3. For the same period, how many children with disabilities have
been assessed as needing a specialist bed, whether your council
provided one or not.
4. What is your council's criteria a child/family/carer must meet
to be provided with a specialist bed for the child, by the council?
5. When this criteria is drawn up, what legislation does your
council use to ensure it is meeting its legal duty to provide
equipment to children with disabilities?
6. What is your council's budget for equipment for disabled
children?
Thank you
Yours faithfully,
Diane Kay
Dear Ms Kay,
Thank you for your request for information regarding Blackburn with
Darwen's Children's Disability Register (reference 19287). Your request
was received on the 30th January 2012 and I am dealing it under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I
will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
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If you have any queries about this request, please contact Jonathan
Pickup on telephone number 01254 585582 or Heather Wolstenholme on 01254
585651. Alternatively, our email address is
[Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council request email].
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communications.
Regards,
[Name of Council employee removed]
Information Governance Officer
Information Technology, Management and Governance
G Floor, Tower Block
Blackburn Town Hall
Blackburn
BB1 7DY
Tel: 01254 58 5852
Diane,
I am writing to request an extension of one week (March 5th) for
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council to respond to your Freedom of
Information request. The information is taking longer to collate than
first anticipated as the data requested goes back more than 3 years.
If you are unhappy with our request for an extension or are unhappy with
the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to
make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write
to:
Sarah Slater, Information Governance Manager, Information Governance,
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, G Floor, Town Hall, Blackburn,
Lancashire, BB1 7DY.
Please find attached our 'have your say' feedback policy.
Many thanks,
Heather Wolstenholme
Freedom of Information Officer
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Information Technology Management and Governance
Tel: 01254 585651
Fax: 01254 585286
Post: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, IT Dept, G Floor, Tower
Block, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancs. BB1 7DY.
Website: www.blackburn.gov.uk
Email: [email address]
Dear Wolstenholme Heather,
Thanks for letting me know of the delay, that is fine.
Yours sincerely,
Diane Kay
Dear Diane,
Thank you for your request for information regarding Blackburn with Darwen's Children's Disability Register (reference 19287; please see our response below. If you have any queries regarding your request for information then please don't hesitate to contact me.
1. How many children are currently on your Children's Disability Register.
400 children to date
2. How many specialist beds have been provided(ie needs identified through assessment, suitable bed identified and funded & provided) to disabled children by your council since 1st January 2008 to date.
This provision is funded by Health not Social Care so this is not recorded information.
3. For the same period, how many children with disabilities have been assessed as needing a specialist bed, whether your council provided one or not.
Same as above.
4. What is your council's criteria a child/family/carer must meet to be provided with a specialist bed for the child, by the council?
This is not met by the Council but by Health Provision.
5. When this criteria is drawn up, what legislation does your council use to ensure it is meeting its legal duty to provide equipment to children with disabilities?
Health provision not Social Care.
6. What is your council's budget for equipment for disabled children?
£96,600 School/Education Budget for school equipment and £84,000 for home equipment budget. This is additional to Disabled Facilities Grants which can be applied to improve and facilitate 'Access and mobility' up to £30,000.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to:
Sarah Slater, Information Governance Manager, Information Governance, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, G Floor, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 7DY.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Regards,
[Name of Council employee removed]
Information Governance Officer
Information Technology, Management and Governance
G Floor, Tower Block
Blackburn Town Hall
Blackburn
BB1 7DY
Tel: 01254 58 5852
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