Referrals to independent advocacy under the Care Act 2014

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Kate Mercer Training

Dear freedom of information manager,

Hello I hope you can help me with the following request for information. I would like the data for 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 if you have both, if not just 2016/2017 would be great.

1. Please could you provide the name of the advocacy organisation(s) commissioned to provide advocacy under the Care Act 2014 for each the following groups:

i) the adult with (potential) care and support needs,
ii) carers of the adult with care and support needs
iii) young people in transition
iv) carers of young people in transition

2. If you hold data on the number of referrals made, please could you provide information on how many times a Care Act Advocate was arranged within:

i. a needs assessment (under section 9);

ii. a carer’s assessment (under section 10);

iii. the preparation of a care and support plan or support plan (under section 25);

iv. a review of care and support plan or support plan (under section 27);

v. a child’s needs assessment (under section 60);

vi. a child’s carer’s assessment (under section 62);

vii. a young carer’s assessment (under section 65).

3. If you hold data on the number of challenges to decisions (formal written complaints, number of cases brought for Judicial Review or applications to the Court of Protection) made by advocates, please could you provide this data as well.

Thank you so much for your help with this request,

Kind regards,

K. Huijbers

Mary Worth (Optalis), Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

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Dear Mr Huijbers,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your information request received
by us on 20^th July 2018.    This is allocated to FOI 008.

 

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows for 20 working days to process
requests for information. This period expires on  15^th August 2018. 

 

Yours sincerely, Mary

 

 

 

 

Mary Worth

Adult Services Support and Safeguarding Officer

Adults Social Care

 

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Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 1RF

 

Tel: 01628 683706

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Optalis provides adult social care on behalf of
the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
and Wokingham Borough Council

 

 

 

Mary Worth

Adult Services Support and Safeguarding Officer

Adults Social Care

 

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Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 1RF

 

Tel: 01628 683706

[7][email address]
[8]www.optalis.org

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Optalis provides adult social care on behalf of
the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
and Wokingham Borough Council

 

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AfC RBWM FOI,

Dear K Huijbers,
Thank for you contacting the FOI Team at Achieving for Children. Your
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Mary Worth (Optalis), Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

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Dear Mr Hujbers, please see response below to FOI.   Sorry we do not hold
the data referred to in Q2 and Q3. 

 

1.  Please could you provide the name of the advocacy organisation(s)
commissioned to provide advocacy under the Care Act 2014 for each the
following groups:

 

i) the adult with (potential) care and support needs,  AGE CONCERN SLOUGH
AND BERKSHIRE EAST

ii)  carers of the adult with care and support needs  SIGNAL FOR CARERS
(WAM)

iii) young people in transition

iv) carers of young people in transition

 

2. If you hold data on the number of referrals made, please could you
provide information on how many times a Care Act Advocate was arranged
within:   We do not hold this data. 

 

i.    a needs assessment (under section 9);

 

ii.    a carer’s assessment (under section 10);

 

iii.    the preparation of a care and support plan or support plan
(under    section 25);

 

iv.    a review of care and support plan or support plan (under section
27);

 

v.    a child’s needs assessment (under section 60);

 

vi. a child’s carer’s assessment (under section 62);

 

vii.    a young carer’s assessment (under section 65).

 

3.    If you hold data on the number of challenges to decisions (formal
written complaints, number of cases brought for Judicial Review or
applications to the Court of Protection) made by advocates, please could
you provide this data as well.       We do not hold this data. 

 

 

If you have any further queries about this request, please contact myself
or Diane Lindsay.

 

Regards, Mary

 

 

 

Mary Worth

Business Support Officer

Adults Social Care

 

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Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 1RF

 

Tel: 01628 683706

[2][email address]
[3]www.optalis.org

[4]cid:image002.jpg@01D3E39F.0663B7E0       [5]cid:image003.png@01D3E39F.0663B7E0

Optalis provides adult social care on behalf of
the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
and Wokingham Borough Council

 

This message is personal to and intended for the exclusive use of the
named addressee only. It may contain material protected by legal or other
privilege (laws restricting its use). If this message reaches you in error
we apologise – in which case we request that you do not save it, print it,
forward it, act on it, or tell anyone anything about it. All emails
received and sent by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead are
subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and other legislation, and
may therefore be disclosed to a third party. Any views or opinions in this
email are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent
those of the Royal Borough. We also have partnerships with third parties
(including Optalis and Achieving for Children who provide social care on
behalf of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead). The content of any
emails sent by employees of these partners remain their responsibility,
and are not the Royal Borough’s responsibility. All emails sent by the
Royal Borough are checked for viruses, but this does not constitute a
guarantee that they are virus-free. Thank you http://www.rbwm.gov.uk

References

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1. http://www.optalis.org/
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/socialcare
http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/socialcare

AfC RBWM FOI,

Dear Mr Huijbers,

 

FOI180724Huijbers

Your request for information under FOIA 2000 has been considered.  Please
see our response below.

Your Request:

Please could you provide the name of the advocacy organisation(s)
commissioned to provide advocacy under the Care Act 2014 for each the
following groups:

 

iii) young people in transition

iv) carers of young people in transition

Our Response:

Windsor & Maidenhead Youth & Community Counselling Service

 

2. If you hold data on the number of referrals made, please could you
provide information on how many times a Care Act Advocate was arranged
within:

i.    a needs assessment (under section 9);

ii.    a carer’s assessment (under section 10);

iii.    the preparation of a care and support plan or support plan (under
section 25);

iv.    a review of care and support plan or support plan (under section
27);

v.    a child’s needs assessment (under section 60);

vi. a child’s carer’s assessment (under section 62);

vii.    a young carer’s assessment (under section 65).

 

Our Response:

Information is only kept on individual cases. Data is held by Windsor &
Maidenhead Youth & Community Counselling Service

 

3.    If you hold data on the number of challenges to decisions (formal
written complaints, number of cases brought for Judicial Review or
applications to the Court of Protection) made by advocates, please could
you provide this data as well.

Our Response:
We do not hold this information
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Best wishes
Freedom of Information Service
Achieving for Children 
1st Floor, Zone B, Town Hall, Maidenhead, SL6 1RF

[1]Website | [2]Twitter | [3]Facebook

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company registered in
England and Wales | Company number: 08878185 | Registered address: Gifford
House, 67c St Helier Avenue, Morden, SM4 6HY

 

References

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