Request for IMCA statistics for 2018/2019
Dear freedom of information manager,
I am writing to see if you might be able to help me with the following request for information.
Could you provide the name of the organisation commissioned to deliver Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) in the period April 2018 to March 2019?
If you hold data on the number of IMCA referrals made to you in the year 2018/19. (preferably from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, or any other 12 month period within 2018/19 you could specify) please could you provide information on how many times an IMCA was instructed in each decision:
i. Long term Change of Accommodation
ii. Serious Medical Treatment
iii. Review of the Accommodation
iv. Safeguarding
b) If you hold data on the number of times an advocate was instructed from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 (or any other 12 month period within 2018/19 you could specify) please could you provide information on how many times an IMCA DoLS was instructed within each of these:
i. 39A DoLS process
ii. 39C DoLS process
iii. 39D DoLS process
I would also be very grateful if you could tell me how many times a paid RPR was instructed in the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 or any other 12 month period within 2018/19 you could specify.
If you do not hold the data for the above could you kindly tell me who does?
If you are not recording this data at present could you please tell me if you plan to start to record this data in the next 12 months?
The 'What Do They Know' suggestions for good practice recommended that organisations make this kind of information publicly available on their own website, would you consider doing this in the future?
Thank you so much for your help with this request,
Kind regards,
K. Huijbers
RE: Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Case Reference: RFI 1252
Dear K. Huijbers
Thank you for your email.
It will be treated as a request within the meaning of the Act: this means
that we will send you a full response within 20 working days, either
supplying you with the information which you want, or explaining to you
why we cannot supply it.
If we need any further clarification or there is any problem we will be in
touch.
Disclosures Team
Cheshire West and Chester Council
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Dear K Huijbers
Thank you for your request for information of 9 June 2019 which has been
logged as RFI 1252 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. We confirm that Cheshire West and Chester Council
holds information relating to your request.
For the purpose of clarity your request has been reproduced below:
Could you provide the name of the organisation commissioned to deliver
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) in the period April 2018 to
March 2019? - Age UK Cheshire
If you hold data on the number of IMCA referrals made to you in the year
2018/19. (preferably from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, or any other 12
month period within 2018/19 you could specify) please could you provide
information on how many times an IMCA was instructed in each decision:
Data provided is from 1st June 2018 - 31st May 2019
i. Long term Change of Accommodation -81
ii. Serious Medical Treatment -23
iii. Review of the Accommodation – We do not hold this information
iv. Safeguarding -15
b) If you hold data on the number of times an advocate was instructed from
1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 (or any other 12 month period within 2018/19
you could specify) please could you provide information on how many times
an IMCA DoLS was instructed within each of these:
i. 39A DoLS process - 14
ii. 39C DoLS process - 0
iii. 39D DoLS process - 7
I would also be very grateful if you could tell me how many times a paid
RPR was instructed in the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 or any
other 12 month period within 2018/19 you could specify - 238
We trust this answers your query.
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