Restraint by Child care workers

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Dear Milton Keynes Council,

Could you enlighten me under Business as usual or F.O.I.A 2000
Request
of which of your Child care workers are Lisenced to use
Restraining proceedures.
What Certificate is gained, what course they sit for training in
restraint.
How long does the course take and at what level of education it is.
Is this a license accredited by the S.I.A.
If not S.I.A then whom.
Does the license accept attachments.
What modules can be Attached to said license.
Any other information you have with regards to said license not listed.
Example, price, who pays for it, location of course, number of people that have sat and passed that MKC have sent.
Number of people that have Sat and failed said course that MKC have sent.
Number of people that have sat and passed and no longer employed by MKC with current license.
How many Staff employed have a current license.
How many are due for re-newal.
How many new staff will MKC be sending on the next course along with re-newals.
The length of time said license lasts before needing re-newal.

I am looking for the Information regarding staff employed by MKC not Self Employed/Agency or any other outside bodies that MKC use's if any.

Yours faithfully,

B Smith

Milton Keynes Council

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Spencer, Jane, Milton Keynes Council

 

Dear Mr Smith

 

Your request for information has been considered:

What Certificate is gained, what course they sit for training in
restraint.       Team Teach Training

How long does the course take and at what level of education it is.

One Day Foundation Team Teach Course

Two Days Basic Team Teach Course

Advanced Modules - areas covered: Advanced Ground Holds, Ground Fights and
Assaults, Transport, Every Day Objects used as Weapons:

 

Is this a license accredited by the S.I.A. Team Teach is not licenced
under S.I.A

If not S.I.A then whom. Team-Teach training is affiliated to The General
Services Association and its courses have been accredited ( 2006, 2009,
2012 ) by the British Institute of Learning Disabilities and The Institute
of Conflict Management (2015)

Does the license accept attachments.           N/A

 

What modules can be Attached to said license.         N/A

 

Any other information you have with regards to said license not listed.
       None

Location price etc are available - click [1]here

Number of people that have Sat and failed said course that MKC have sent.
None have failed in the last two years

 

Number of people that have sat and passed and no longer employed by MKC
with current licence.          The records of all leavers would have to be
manually scrutinised to answer this question.  This would exceed the FOI
time limit.

How many Staff employed have a current license.   27

How many are due for re-newal.        26

How many new staff will MKC be sending on the next course along with
re-newals.          4

The length of time said license lasts before needing re-newal.         
Two years

 

If you have a complaint about the handling of your request then please
contact me.  I will arrange for an internal review which will be
considered as part of Stage 2 of the Council’s Complaints’ Procedure.

 

You also have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel 0303 012 31113

 

Jane Spencer

Performance Manager, Children’s Social Care / FOI Liaison Officer

Children and Families

Milton Keynes Council

 

Saxon Court, 502 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3HS, Telephone
01908 253518

 

 

From: B Smith [[2]mailto:[FOI #291482 email]]

Sent: 11 September 2015 10:14

To: Freedom of Information Act

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Restraint by Child care workers

 

Dear Milton Keynes Council,

 

Could you enlighten me under Business as usual or F.O.I.A 2000 Request of
which of your Child care workers are Lisenced to use Restraining
procedures.

What Certificate is gained, what course they sit for training in
restraint.

How long does the course take and at what level of education it is.

Is this a license accredited by the S.I.A.

If not S.I.A then whom.

Does the license accept attachments.

What modules can be Attached to said license.

Any other information you have with regards to said license not listed.

Example, price, who pays for it, location of course, number of people that
have sat and passed that MKC have sent.

Number of people that have Sat and failed said course that MKC have sent.

Number of people that have sat and passed and no longer employed by MKC
with current license.

How many Staff employed have a current license.

How many are due for re-newal.

How many new staff will MKC be sending on the next course along with
re-newals.

The length of time said license lasts before needing re-newal.

 

I am looking for the Information regarding staff employed by MKC not Self
Employed/Agency or any other outside bodies that MKC use's if any.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

B Smith

 

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Dear Spencer, Jane,

Thank you for your reply to my query, Could you please enlighten me to query one please "of which of your Child care workers are Lisenced to use Restraining proceedures" - of the 27 currently licensed by Team Teach.

Yours sincerely,

B Smith

Spencer, Jane, Milton Keynes Council

Dear Mr Smith

Could you please expand on your query, we are unclear what you are asking.

Jane Spencer
Performance Manager, Children’s Social Care / FOI Liaison Officer
Children and Families
Milton Keynes Council

Saxon Court, 502 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3HS, Telephone 01908 253518

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Dear Spencer, Jane,

Who are the 27 people that are licensed to use restraint proceedures.
Not the names, but area of employment in which these people are needing the license..
I.E. childs homes, Secure units if any in MK vacinity, Ect Ect..

Yours sincerely,

B Smith

Spencer, Jane, Milton Keynes Council

Dear Mr Smith

The 27 posts are all in residential children's homes.

Jane

Jane Spencer
Performance Manager, Children’s Social Care
Children and Families
Milton Keynes Council

Saxon Court, 502 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3HS, Telephone 01908 253518

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