Referrals to independent advocacy under the Care Act 2014
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
Dear K Huijbers,
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Dear K. Huijbers
Thank you for your request for information regarding The Care Act (reference number 03516).
Unfortunately it is taking a little longer than anticipated to collate a response.
I am therefore writing to request a short extension period of one week.
Please accept my sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Information Governance
Blackburn with Darwen Council
01254 585852
Dear K.Huijbers
Thank you for your request for information regarding ‘The Care act’ (reference number 03516); Please see our response below. If you have any queries regarding your request for information then please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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 - NCOMPASS
ii) carers of the adult with care and support needs - NCOMPASS
iii) young people in transition - NYAS
iv) carers of young people in transition - NCOMPASS
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:
This information is not held in a reportable format and would require a manual trawl of each assessment.
From June 16 to March 17 there were 2136 Assessments.
From April 17 to March 18 there were 2218 Assessments.
It would take a minimum of 10 minutes to read an assessment. This works out at about 725 hours and therefore, exceeds the appropriate limit set out in Section 12 of the FOIA and is exempt.
Full text refers here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/200...
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.
2016-17 - 2
2017-18 - 1
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Kind Regards,
Information Governance
Blackburn with Darwen Council
Email: [Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council request email]
Tel: 01254 585852
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